Valorizing the invisible

Documentary photographer and visual artist, I lead an international photographic project entitled Valoriser l'Invisible , whose objective is to reveal territories, gestures, professions, heritages and people rarely represented in contemporary visual narratives.

This committed and sensitive work aims to document what resists disappearance or indifference: rural traditions in the process of being forgotten, rare artisanal know-how, isolated communities, everyday gestures carrying a collective memory.

It is not about folklore, but about creating living visual archives , which make visible what, in each country, is part of a threatened intangible heritage .

A solidarity project, territory by territory

As part of Valoriser l'Invisible – and more broadly, for each series where it makes sense – 10% of sales are donated to the people or communities photographed , or to recognized local organizations .

This choice is clearly indicated at the top of each collection concerned , for total transparency.

In Zanzibar, for example, one part is dedicated to young Maasai who have come to support their families who have remained on the continent, the other to associations working with children, women harvesting seaweed , or families of artisanal fishermen .

Throughout the project, new communities, associations or local organizations are identified and integrated , so that this process of sharing and support remains alive, evolving and anchored in the realities of each territory.

Actions in danger, in step with the climate

To name just a few, in Tanzania, rising waters and erosion are disrupting seaweed farming and artisanal fishing. In France, drought and extreme rains are weakening harvesting and agricultural processing businesses. In Jordan, access to water is becoming an obstacle to ancestral land-based practices. In Morocco and India, natural materials are becoming scarce, jeopardizing dyeing, weaving, pottery, and river navigation.

Everywhere, gestures kept alive for generations are faltering.

Valorizing the Invisible: a project supported by partners worldwide

This project is being developed in collaboration with embassies and private companies committed to the preservation of local identities and living heritage .

Every country can take part, as each territory contains knowledge, gestures or cultures that are in the process of disappearing.

The implementation of the project is based on direct collaboration with each territory , through its embassies or local private partners .

Each country involved actively contributes to this by facilitating access to the subjects to be documented and supporting the implementation of the project on its soil.

  • Financial support

    This support helps cover the costs associated with producing reports, including travel, location scouting, production and distribution.

  • Logistics and support on the ground

    Facilitate access to the field through logistical support and connections with trusted local partners, enabling access to isolated or difficult-to-access locations.

  • Use of images

    Establish a partnership around the use of certain images for institutional or cultural purposes.

  • Support for valorization

    Support, in certain cases, the production and presentation of an exhibition within the embassy or a partner location, as well as the publication of a work linked to the project.

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