Christophe Olivier.

Christophe Ollivier, a visual artist, lives and works in Paris. Since 2004, he has been developing a project dedicated to Paris, where he composes inverted perspectives that make the viewer feel like a part of the image. For this, he has developed a style known as ‘photo au trait,’ a digital black and white photography achieved without any retouching during shooting. ‘Artscratch’ is the term that defines his work in color. He ‘scratches’ Polaroid films during their emulsion, thus sculpting the chemistry of photography as it develops. The intervention time is very short, and it must be done blindly because once the image is revealed, it’s too late.

‘Le Promeneur de Paris’ is a part of this artistic journey. Following ‘Les Portraits Kanji’ about his travels in Japan, where he communicated with the Japanese through their calligraphed Polaroid portraits, despite not speaking the language, this book marks his second work.