Les gens de mon village

This series of black-and-white portraits depicts the people around whom Denis Dailleux grew up, between love and hate. Created when he was 25 years old and full of doubt, the project marked a turning point in the photographer’s work.

As always blending form and substance, he seeks to question and recount his own childhood through the portraits of these people, a time once marked by summer Sundays spent with family, observing the plants.
Cette série de portraits en noir et blanc représente les personnes autour desquelles Denis Dailleux a grandi, entre amour et haine. Réalisée alors qu’il était âgé de 25 ans et pétri de doutes, le projet est un bouleversement dans le travail du photographe.

Alliant comme toujours le fond et la forme, il tente de questionner et de raconter sa propre enfance à travers le portrait de ces personnes, un temps rythmé par des dimanches d’été en famille, à observer les plantes.
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