Thirty-six views of Notre Dame: Trente-six vues de Notre-Dame de Paris

Abstract

"The viewer accompanies the artist on his fourteen-year journey photographing the Paris icon before and after the fire. Van Houtryve obtained remarkable access to the cathedral to document the devastation of the fire and the reconstruction. Drawing inspiration from Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the artist explores the monument in different contexts, seasons and using a wide range of photographic techniques-from 19th-century wet collodion to aerial drones. Accompanying the artist's works is a multilayered archive of the cathedral, including historic photographs, vernacular images, and text by Victor Hugo."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Photographing Notre Dame = Photographier Notre-Dame / Tomas Van Houtryve ; French translation by Claire Durand-Gasselin -- Historic photographs = Photographies historiques -- Ceci tuera cela = This will kill that / Victor Hugo -- Postcards = Cartes postales -- Notre-Dame, hors du temps = Notre Dame, beyond time / Pauline Vermare ; English translation by Ella Bartlett.