Refuges
Refuges is a documentary work divided into several chapters, revolving around stories of reconstruction. This “residence on earth,” to borrow the title of a collection by Pablo Neruda, is sometimes strange, often difficult, and it’s when things get complicated that humans demonstrate a zest for life that comes from within and, at times, borders on miraculous. This series of photos tells three stories: those of Heidie and Gaëtan, Héloïse, and Philippe and Élisa.
Heidie escaped from a destructive relationship thanks to Gaëtan. She wanted to regain custody of her daughter and rebuild a stable daily life. She lives with her bipolar disorder and addictions. Héloïse, after years of bullying at school, has built a glamorous and magical world in her caravan on the family farmland. Philippe is a farmer. Following legal problems, he has fallen heavily into debt. His garden soothes him. His daughter Elisa came back to live near him to support him.
Émeline Sauser
Émeline Sauser is 27 years old. After completing a hypokhâgne (first year of literary preparatory classes) and a khâgne (second and final year of literary preparatory classes) in Lyon, she obtained a degree in history in Santiago, Chile. In 2023, she graduated from ÉMI-CFD in Paris. Photography allows her to address some of her obsessions, such as the connections between humans, as well as the need for consolation and refuge.
Exhibition presented free of charge in the 1912 Building of La Pulperie.
Exhibition presented within the framework of the Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay.
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