Plossu (Bernard)

Born in Vietnam in 1945, Bernard Plossu occupies a unique place in the international photography scene thanks to his ability to explore the world on foot. Considered the leader among traveling photographers, he began his career in 1956 during a trip with his father to the Sahara. This was followed by numerous reports in Mexico, the American West, India, Africa, and Europe.

Immediately recognized for the relevance of his vision, he creates sensual images with motionless and silent vibrations that speak to us of the softness of bodies, matter, surprising configurations of objects, and above all, the obviousness of landscapes that are often desert-like and sometimes abstract. Through an intimate style comparable to poetry, he quickly gained renown, enabling him to exhibit his work in the most important museums in France and Europe from the 1980s onwards. He is recognized as the last of the great French photographers of the 1960s, whose black-and-white and sometimes color images (Fresson process) are now present in several institutions and feature in numerous publications considered to be true artist's books. He has produced more than 400 photography books during his career. For Bernard Chauveau Édition, he completed his tour of the Breton islands, which he began several years ago, searching during long walks for the very essence of these landscapes from which humans seem to be excluded.