Christophe Agou (1969 – September 2015) was a French documentary photographer and street photographer who lived in New York City. [1] . His work has been published in books and is held in public collections. He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective. Agou was born in Montbrison, France in 1969. [2] .

After eight years, this resulted in Facing silence, which is far from just a documentary about rural life in early twenty-first century France. The farm doors that Christophe Agou enters on our behalf open to reveal the faces of men and women who command our …

From village to village, farm after farm, I discover modest and remarkable men and women: Claudette with sparkling blue eyes and red made-up lips. Jeannot, sentimental and rebellious, reminds me of Charlie Chaplin. Babette, his wife, is in love and overflowing with tenderness. Raymond is generous, shy and lonely.

“In the Face of Silence, the rural idyll is constantly undercut by a compassionate eye that sees how difficult life can be on a family farm. Mr. Agou’s subjects live as closely with animals as with the land, and shots of creatures that seem only imperfectly domesticated add notes of poignant whimsy, as in one image where a cat romps across ...

over the years, christophe agou has been extending his expression into other media, always working intuitively, making assemblages, multimedia installations, films and writing short stories. in the winter of 2002, christophe agou returned to his native forez and roamed around the harsh landscape there; it had never left his mind. over time, and ...

Christophe Agou’s project Facing silence was awarded the 17 th European Publishers Award for Photography. He came to the notice of international critics for several works, particularly Life Below, 2004—a series shot in the New York subway.

A powerful and moving portrait of the hard lives of French family farmers living and working in the Forez region of France--a subject matter reminiscent of the work of the Farm Security Administration.Born and brought up in the area, Christophe Agou was inspired and moved by the authenticity and charisma of the people he encountered. He presents an intimate and touching portrait of their labor ...

Face au silence, de Christophe Agou, John Berger. Christophe Agou revient dans sa région du Forez et parcourt ces âpres territoires dont il n’a rien oublié. Le projet Face au silence de Christophe Agou s’est vu décerné le 17e prix du meilleur livre européen de photographie (European Publisher’s Award for Photography).

Face au silence von Agou, Christophe; Berger, John beim ZVAB.com - ISBN 10: 2742795421 - ISBN 13: 9782742795420 - Actes Sud - 2010 - Hardcover

2010年11月3日 · Face au silence est un livre de Christophe Agou. Résumé : Durant l'hiver 2002, Christophe Agou revient dans sa région du Forez et parcourt ces âpres territoires dont il...