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Point Gallery 's exhibition, Between Dog and Wolf, ( Entre
Chien et Loup) featured the work of French born photographer
Chrystel Lebas. The images were taken in forests in Germany,
Japan, France, Finland and England during the twilight hours,
exploring the relationship between time and space.
The exhibition shows
works from Lebas' two series, Blue Hour and Abyss. Both series
explore the psychological significance of familiar landscapes
and the stories that may be held within the image. Often pushing
the camera to its limits, the Blue Hour images were taken
at twilight in a bluebell forest in Wiltshire a place chosen
for its mystical and visual impact. The images convey a limitless
world, one of fairy tale proportions, echoing back to childhood
memories. In the series, Abyss, Lebas describes her feelings
of being in the forest of her youth in the crepuscular hours
(twilight),
' Walking through the
forest of my childhood in France, after many years, I remembered
when we used to build a hut, and slowly the light would disappear,
and darkness would surround us. The excitement of being inside
this small shelter overturned our fears, and instead we felt
protected''.
Chrystel Lebas was
born in France but has lived and worked in London since 1994.
She has exhibited at the Photographers' Gallery, the Victoria
and Albert Museum, London and internationally in Tokyo, at
Nichido Contemporary Art. The exhibition also includes work
sponsored by Vital Arts, which delivers integrated arts projects
and is funded by Barts and The London Charitable Foundation.
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