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Jeu de billes, 2014
Alain Issock  

Photography : pigment ink, black & white edition, HD print, fine art print · 70 x 70 x 0.5 cm 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

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Delivery to: Germany , € 88

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Type

Photography : numbered and limited to 30 copies

30 copies available

Condition

Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed

Authenticity

Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist

Invoice from the artist

Signature

Signed artwork

Dimensions ( cm • inch )

70 x 70 x 0.5 cm 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch Height x Width x Depth

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Description

The gaze falls upon the raw innocence of childhood. Through this black and white cliché, the captured moment becomes timeless. Three children are having fun on dry and cracked ground. Their laughter seems to cut through the silence of the image.

The composition plays on marked contrasts. Shadow and light sculpt the faces, emphasizing the spontaneity of the expressions. Each wrinkle in the ground responds to the folds of the simple clothes.

The photographer's approach favors authenticity. He captures a pure joy, far from any artifice. The depth of field guides the eye towards the group's complicity.

This photograph testifies to a long experience in the field and in travel. It transforms an everyday scene into a moment of universal grace. The grain of the image brings an organic texture that reinforces the realism of the scene. The natural light kisses the contours of the silhouettes, creating a precise relief on the beaten earth.

Black and white

Everyday life

Cambodia

Children

Joy

Game

Grey

Alain Issock, Jeu de billes

Alain Issock

France  • 1960

Presentation

French photographer, Knight of Arts and Letters (2016). Official photographer of Koh-Lanta, he has been traveling the world for thirty years. His images are excerpts of raw emotion, where shadow reveals strength and light reveals fragility. Work presented for charity at Sotheby's.

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