the drama on the stage within

the drama on the stage within is as much a meditation as a gently ironic look on the way we humans tend to live our lives according to stories that are told in our minds.

My intention has been to consider the two languages (of words and photography) as equals: i expect them to contribute their own particular strengths to the story. The metaphor of a folk song seemed the most effective: a guitar and a voice work together to craft a song, the music and the lyrics both play their part in the success of songs.

i’d write songs if i knew the language of music

i don't

so i've tried to do the work with words and pictures

the work that a good song does

the drama on the stage within is a collection of dialogues between photographs and short free-form texts.

Each dialogue conveys musings on the way our lives are governed by the stories we are told and the tales we tell. It is an occasion to meditate on, or consider with gentle irony, our small myths, our big fables.

When words and pictures are brought together, it often happens that one controls the other (a caption dictates the meaning of the image) or that one comes first (a picture inspires a poem).

It is not the case here: neither are texts an explanation of the image, nor are photographs simple illustrations.

Having each found their own way into existence, they meet on the page and respond to each other: the words influence the reading of the photograph, the image in turn affects the meaning of the text. With each pairing, you are invited into a conversation that pokes gentle fun at the weirdness of us human beings.

Also available as a paperback

I wanted the book to exist as an object that could circulate in the world while being affordable.

The book is available on Amazon in English or in French.

• 30 photographs, 64 pages.
• Format: 15,24 x 22,86 cm - 6 x 9 inches
• Matte cover. Inside: white paper (90 gr / square meter)

For lovers of beautiful prints, there is a higher quality version that you can find here.

• US letter format (22 x 28 cm - 8.25 x 11 inches)
• 31 photographs. 64 pages
• Cover: Semi-gloss paper (216 gr/square meter)
• Inside: Matte paper (118 gr/square meter)

Preview available on this page.