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Stage Sets, 2011

Gelatin silver print
31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
Edition of 3 + 1 AP

Gelatin silver print
31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
Edition of 3 + 1 AP

In this series Valérie Belin addresses the theme of “landscape” for the first time by superimposing photographs taken on the stages of famous Parisian music halls. Never before has a photograph been so far removed from the naturalism generally associated with the idea of landscape. Any reference to the real world is deliberately excluded and nature is valued only as a stage set. The painted views and exotic details represented here, and the bright surfaces, all evoke a magical world. These sets are illusions of a real world, artificial images, enchanting fantasies.

  • Queen Ann’s Revenge

    Queen Ann’s Revenge

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Caribbean Tales

    Caribbean Tales

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Fancy Forest

    Fancy Forest

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Burning Sea

    Burning Sea

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Jain Temple

    Jain Temple

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Cape of Good Hope

    Cape of Good Hope

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • The Mirage

    The Mirage

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Bravissimo

    Bravissimo

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • All In The Wind

    All In The Wind

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Pieces Of Eight

    Pieces Of Eight

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Captain’s Daughter

    Captain’s Daughter

    Gelatin silver print
    31.5 x 40.2 inches (80 x 102 cm)
    Edition of 3 + 1 AP

  • Queen Ann’s Revenge
  • Caribbean Tales
  • Fancy Forest
  • Burning Sea
  • Jain Temple
  • Cape of Good Hope
  • The Mirage
  • Mississippi
  • Bravissimo
  • All In The Wind
  • Pieces Of Eight
  • Captain’s Daughter

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