Théâtre d'ombres

The play between light and dark guides my project. I capture the reality distorted through fogged windows, mirrors or other reflective surfaces. My photos transform the reality in another world, a dreamed one tending towards poetry and dream. That 's my way of seeing the world. Since my early childhood I have been fascinated by the shadows of my grandfather's handmade leather figures with which he used to perform for me Shadow Play showing exciting fairy tales. The pictures of this project are taken in different years and several countries with an iPhone. Why an iPhone? I started using it after my participation in a workshop entitled "to concentrate to the essential with an iPhone" given by Magnum photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov. In fact, I understood that I must forget everything about photography rules and fancy cameras and concentrate to the "essential": my feelings.