The series “Les Arpenteurs” presents a photographic account made at the observatory of the Calern plateau, located on the heights of Grasse. From this place in which they immersed themselves, the two photographers construct the vision of a contemporary utopia where the production of knowledge becomes a place of the imagination.
“Is there a world where your past reappears as if it were reality? This world is known to fans of fantasy literature and moviegoers, including admirers of Andrei Tarkovsky or Steven Soderbergh. (…) Anne Favret and Patrick Manez are a bit like the hero of Solaris. They took a closer look at a strange city, the Calern Plateau astrometric observatory located between earth and sky, not so different from a space station.” Michel Poivert
The series has been published by Loco – read more
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Favret & Manez
The photographic art of Favret & Manez is a script. The language they use is being structured by what can be qualified as moments. Of
Other series of works by Favret and Manez
Vallons de ville, by Favret and Manez with Sophie Braganti
The series is a work of photography and literature, the result of the collaboration of the couple of photographers Favret & Manez with Sophie Braganti.
Côte d’usure – drawing and photography by: Anne Favret, Patrick Manez and Jean Philippe Roubaud
“Côte d’usure” is a set of vertical dyptics each composed of a black and white photographic print and a graphite powder drawing.
Europe – Plan B (series started in 2008), by Anne Favret and Patrick Manez
The gradual dilution of geographical identities and cultural peculiarities is the backbone of our long-term work “Europe – Plan B”, which we carry out on European cities whose name begins with the letter B: Berlin, Brussels, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bologna, Birmingham …
Hyperboréal – Anne Favret and Patrick Manez
The Hyperboréal photo series was created by Anne Favret and Patrick Manez during a residency in Iceland in 2015. They found the opportunity to continue their meticulous and documented research on the contemporary landscape, which is based on a study of the topographical but also historical, economic or social characteristics of the place.
Metroplex – Anne Favret and Patrick Manez
Metroplex echoes the exponential developments in the urban landscape between Dallas and Fort Worth (USA), two areas that eventually joined in a single megalopolis of more than 5 million inhabitants as a result of their mutual expansion.
Recently documented on our website, Favret and Manezworks
Favret & Manez avec J.P. Roubaud,
Côte d’usure #12, 2017
Paysage de la Côte d’Azur. Photographie et dessin, impression jet d’encre et graphite sur papier Hahenmühle Photo Rag 308 g et 4 oeillets métalliques d’accrochage. 104,5 x 61 cm. Oeuvre non encadrée.
Favret&Manez avec J.P. Roubaud,
Côte d’usure #11, 2017
Paysage de la Côte d’Azur. Photographie et dessin, impression jet d’encre et graphite sur papier Hahenmühle Photo Rag 308 g et 4 oeillets métalliques d’accrochage. 104,5 x 61 cm. Non encadrée.
Favret&Manez avec J.P. Roubaud,
Côte d’usure #10, 2017
Paysage de la Côte d’Azur. Photographie et dessin, impression jet d’encre et graphite sur papier Hahenmühle Photo Rag 308 g et 4 oeillets métalliques d’accrochage. 104,5 x 61 cm. Oeuvre non encadrée.
Favret&Manez avec J.P. Roubaud,
Côte d’usure #09, 2017
Paysage de la Côte d’Azur. Photographie et dessin, impression jet d’encre et graphite sur papier Hahenmühle Photo Rag 308 g et 4 oeillets métalliques d’accrochage. 104,5 x 61 cm. Oeuvre non encadrée – pièce unique.
Favret&Manez avec J.P. Roubaud,
Côte d’usure #08, 2017
Paysage de la Côte d’Azur. Photographie et dessin, impression jet d’encre et graphite sur papier Hahenmühle Photo Rag 308 g et 4 oeillets métalliques d’accrochage. 104,5 x 61 cm. Oeuvre non encadrée.
