synopsis
S'enforester was born from the meeting of a photographer, a philosopher and a forest. Nourished by the Białowieża forest, Andrea Olga Mantovani and Baptiste Morizot joined forces to weave the myth of the forest of origins.
S'enforester reveals to us the hidden link of this forest with each tree in our squares, each oak on the side of our roads, each exploited forest massif. Without this myth, we cannot rise to the political questions that the forest demands of us: how to support the forest that surrounds us, how to live from it, how to defend it?
Here is the invitation of this book: to take a detour through the mythological power of the last primary forest in Europe, a relic of the past, to return armed to the question of the future of our forests in Europe, and in France in particular. It is an exercise in real mythology with political significance for tomorrow.
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Editions d'une rive à l'autre
2022
124 pages
37 color photos
dimensions : 20 x 26 cm
2022
124 pages
37 color photos
dimensions : 20 x 26 cm
about Andrea Olga Mantovani
Andrea Mantovani is a photographer that has dedicated her life to the medium and capturing social change. Previously, she studied Social and Human Sciences in Paris, Madrid and Montpellier. Her passion for people and their ways of life naturally found its way into her camera lens. To enhance her photographic skills, Andrea studied at the Institut d’Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya de Barcelone in 2010.
As a freelance photographer out of Paris, she focuses primarily on portraits, both personal and commissioned. Recently, her work has taken her around the world to pursue several social and documentary projects. She has found herself drawn to the raw beauty of street photography. Her work reflects her unique perspective, with a particular fascination for colour and lines.
Andrea incorporates both an assortment of technology and personal writings to trigger an intimate approach to her subjects. It’s allow her to explore her questions about transgression, the sense of belonging, identity and freedom. Her goal is to challenge the reality that society claims, and instead, reflect on the natural interactions of humans and territory.
A cross between a documentary and an author’s work, her photographic essays have led to live in Canada, Jamaica and Mexico.
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Editions d'une rive à l'autre
2022
2022