In Deauville, Sarah Moon photographed the beach in winter, her series is titled intitulée Deauville facing the sea, when the city is asleep, numbed by the cold and the storm.
Deauville – Facing the Sea
Carte blanche – 8 January – winter. Sky and ocean blending – softly revealing the horizon – the sand piling up against the boards. cold – silence – quietness – the city switched off its fairy lights.
Night falls at 5pm – from my window, the cabins stand along the deserted boulevard like a train halted.
Light has changed the next morning – no one on the beach – a tiny horse in the distance. I gaze at the horizon – I photograph the lines – everything is far. I photograph absence, gap, time suspended, reflections of clouds on the windowpanes of the Ciro’s, closed.
And so on – low tide, high tide – along the boardwalk, from one end to the other, and up to the seawall – I wander back and forth, I stop. And the wind blows – blue becomes grey – then even darker – and I go back.
The city is behind me as I was facing the sea.
Sarah Moon
A fashion and advertising photographer since 1968, Sarah Moon was soon praised in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo, where her exhibitions attracted much attention and awards. Her photographs have been largely published in magazines and books (Souvenirs improbables, Le Petit Chaperon rouge, 12345…). Since 1980, she has authored over 150 promotional films as well as several movies.
Represented by Caméra Obscura
www.galeriecameraobscura.fr
FESTIVAL
Planche(s) Contact 2014
Deauville – Face mer
Sarah Moon
From October 25th to November 30th, 2014
Le Point de Vue
Boulevard de la mer
14800 Deauville
France
