For almost ten years now, the Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie (Quebec) and Diaphane (Hauts-de-France) have been engaged in an in-depth process of hosting, cross-fertilization and co-publishing. The result is a veritable creative laboratory for artists and both organizations, reflected in the programming of two annual contemporary arts events. One in France, the other on the Gaspé Peninsula. The artists' influence is at the heart of this project, which has taken them abroad and enriched the partnership by combining literature, poetry and photography.
On the Quebec side, writer Philippe Garon and photographer Judith Bellavance immersed themselves in the heart of Clermont, France, capturing the city's distinctive features in their respective media, while on the French side, writer Patrice Juiff and photographer Robert Charlotte crossed the vast spaces of the Gaspé Peninsula to meet its inhabitants.
These crossovers between words and photographs take us on a fictional voyage of discovery of environments specific to their territory.
This publication is a collaboration between Centre SAGAMIE, DIAPHANE éditions and the Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie.