Ylva-Maria Thompson

(Sculptor & Writer)

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Grégory Herpe’s images convey a disturbing feeling of perturbation and lead the direction of my gaze, often by gazing right back at me.

Even the cars and buses have eyes.

The very precise depth of field, the graphic sharpness, the precision in composition makes the photos almost painfully intense.

I have to take a rest, a coffee and a glass of water.

And yet, they are not showing me anything bad, they seem to be captured before – or after – something bad happened.

Some carry a deep solemnity, the face of the Christ in a church in Barcelona, the walls in Belfast with their messages of conflict and loss, the demonstrations in Paris after the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

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Still, I feel the warmth and the humor behind many images, there is still hope.

Or maybe this is just the way it is, some things will never change.

 

 

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