French photographer and filmmaker Jean-Marc Godes places the book centrestage in his internationally exhibited project ‘Books in Life’ (Livres en vie). He sets the stage with furnishings, actors, costumes, rehearsals and technical assistants. About his work, he says, “The subject of my representations is the book as an object, in various forms. “In a world dominated by the image, by a gallery of portraits, along a dreamlike journey, I build uncertain worlds that participate in the reading of reality,” he says. Godes’s father was a writer, and ‘Books in Life’ is in a way a tribute to his father, as the photographer strives to spread the word about the value of books and reading and through the stunning images.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2019 17:48 UTC