Christophe Jacrot is probably best known for his short films. As an accomplished director, he has a profound understanding of visual narrative that transcends medium. Four years ago, Monsieur Jacrot returned to his first love: photography.
Jacrot claims his work is “romantic,” although it might not readily appear so. He claims his decision to depict lone figures battling through bad weather as an agent of awakening, in that they stimulate a feeling of “romantic fiction.”
“I see these elements as a fabulous ground for photography,” he says. “An under-used visual universe with a strong evocative power, and with a richness of subtle lights. This universe escapes most of us, since we are too occupied getting undercover. Man becomes a ghostly silhouette wandering and obeying the hazards of rain or snow.”
Upon second look, the beauty of Jacrot’s photographs becomes clear. There is indeed something romantic, or rather, literary about the lone figure, buffeted left and right by strong winds, snows, or rain. It inspires an amalgam of emotional responses, which was undeniably Jacrot’s intent. As he says, “My approach is deliberately pictorial and emotional.”
Don’t miss his exhibition from April, 18 to March, 20 at the Axelle fine art.
