Publisher/Actes Sud

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"French Archives: Aix-en-Provence 1957–1958" is a collection of works by American photographer Harry Callahan (1912–1999). Based in Chicago, Callahan quietly explored the possibilities of photographic expression through urban structures, nature, and the people around him, and is known as a leading figure in postwar modernist photography. This book is a compilation of photographs taken during Callahan's stay in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, from 1957 to 1958, later compiled from archives. The light and shadow captured in the stone streets and intense sunlight, as well as the placement of people and landscapes, exude his consistent interest in the act of "seeing" itself. Rather than aiming for a decisive moment, his gaze calmly captures the order and rhythm hidden in everyday life. This gaze quietly echoes the context of 1950s street photography and the history of modernist photography, and seems to question the very act of photography itself. The text is in French.