17th April 2008
Focal Point Gallery are hosting the exhibition, Between Dog and Wolf, (Entre Chien et Loup), featuring the work of French born photographer Chrystel Lebas. The images were taken in forests in Germany, Japan, France, Finland and England during the twilight hours, exploring the relationship between time and space.
The exhibition includes work from Lebas: two series, Blue Hour and Abyss. Both series explore the psychological significance of familiar landscapes and the stories that may be held within the image. Often pushing the camera to its limits, the Blue Hour images were taken at twilight in a bluebell forest in Wiltshire - a place chosen for its mystical and visual impact. The images convey a limitless world, one of fairy tale proportions, echoing back to childhood memories. In the series, Abyss, Lebas describes her feelings of being in the forest of her youth in the crepuscular hours (twilight).
“Walking through the forest of my childhood in France, after many years, I remembered when we used to build a hut, and slowly the light would disappear, and darkness would surround us. The excitement of being inside this small shelter overturned our fears, and instead we felt protected”.
Chrystel Lebas was born in France but has lived and worked in London since 1994. She has exhibited at the Photographers' Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and internationally in Tokyo, at Nichido Contemporary Art. The exhibition also includes work sponsored by Vital Arts, which delivers integrated arts projects and is funded by Barts and The London Charitable Foundation.
EXHIBITION OPENING & TALK
SATURDAY 24 MAY 12 – 2PM
TALK BY CHRYSTEL LEBAS 1 – 1.30PM
