After Strand, 2011
Between 2010 and 2011, Bertrand Carrière travelled to the Gaspé Peninsula to the places photographed by Paul Strand. Freely inspired by the spirit of his images, he proposes his own vision of the Gaspé Peninsula nearly 80 years later.
Between 1926 and 1936, Paul Strand spent two summers in Gaspésie, motivated by the desire to capture the large spaces within which he searched for a form of unity.
His first trip in 1929 reflects his desire to interpret the “essential character” of this region. It was then his first attempt to create landscapes and establish visual relationships capable of uniting both heaven and earth.
During his second trip in 1936, the photographer focused more on portraits of the peninsula’s inhabitants.
While Bertrand Carrière’s work in the Gaspé Peninsula focused mainly on landscapes and architectural views, it also included portraits, as Strand had done before him. His shots were taken in colour in order to clearly mark a distance between the two bodies of work and to remain true to his own approach. In continuity with Strand’s thinking, he wanted to offer his vision of the essential character of the Gaspé today.
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