Where the danger is hiding
by Adrien Baratay

Ecole de Condé, Lyon, France
Graduation year: 2021

portfolio special mention call 'BLURRING THE LINES 2021', 2021

Through a territorial exploration of the Rhône-Alpes region, the Bugey and Cruas nuclear reactors are becoming a field of study. This photographic adventure is interested in the relationship between man and territory, a territory that our constructions and nature share. This work is first and foremost a reflection of our closeness to nature, a nature that is more and more illusory and that Western Man never ceases to occupy and control. Gradually the greenery decreases, the earth is concreted and the Man, himself, does not stop growing, he is omnipresent. This cycle, which has become a daily routine for Man himself, somehow blinds him to the real impact of his activities. Proximity is called perimeter; perimeter is called delimitation. I do not study the territory as a whole, but rather a piece of it, the one that borders these nuclear reactors. From sunrise to sunset, I explore villages and hamlets, forests and clearings, looking for a certain kind of romanticism in the landscape. A contemporary romanticism where all the elements seem to blend subtly together in a fake communion. The weft of my frames, routine elements of the look, scattered throughout the hexagon, nuclear reactors are anchored in our daily life. Having become an integral part of the landscape, their real threat has gradually slipped into the invisible. reinforcing the mystery of the dangers of nuclear power.


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