Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Saint Viaud, Patron Saint of Smoking Architects


From The Saints series (shot in June, 2010, when Elisa Keir was coaxed out of hiding in New Mexico to come and play in Paris). For this still the sunlight bouncing off the Bibliothèque Nationale de France acts more like an "idea bubble" than as the halo it does in the others of this series. Years from now I think I'll look back on this as a portrait of Jean-Brice just as he's hitting his prime. He (and his work) are smokin'...yeah. Last week he had his first photo exhibition at Espace Commines.

A few strands of Elisa's hair are visible off to the lower left. I framed the image this way to add a little drama, suggesting the hidden elements just outside of the field of vision. And then you can wonder "Is Jean-Brice having other than angelic thoughts?"

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