Analog

One Piece of My Mind

Close-up of a woman's body lying naked on a beach in summer, black and white analog photography from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau

It started with the picture of a stone, a pebble that I picked up on a beach in Brittany. Nothing particular about it, maybe a bit bigger than the others around. I came back home with it. This stone became one of my favourite subjects for quite a long time, I can be obsessive sometimes. To someone asking me why I photograph so many stones, I replied that they were there before me, will be there after me and that they should be the only thing to survive us. Not necessarily with the exact same shape, maybe totally different, but still there.

This idea brings to me a kind of a new hierarchy in the subjects I consider. I realized that whatever the place I am, I always get myself attracted by the same things. In this series, I turn my eyes on the insignificant, on small fragile things. Because in this impermanent state, hides the beauty of the world. After all, it’s only a matter of time, or maybe only time matters. The time a tree needs to grow, the water to dry on a dish, the light to hit a wall… So I consider this work as a celebration to the beauty or fragility of living in every single moment, even in the most well-worn. This is « one piece of my mind ».

A large granite pebble placed on a wooden table in the late afternoon sun, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Still life with two rubber household gloves, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Close-up of a tree trunk without bark, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Still life with glass objects stacked on a dark background, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Three granite pebbles at the bottom of an old aluminum saucepan, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
The bottom of a white porcelain dish photographed in extreme close-up, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
A small ball, forgotten on a terrace in the shadows of the balustrade, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Still life with two hydrangea flowers in a vintage vase, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Tractor tracks in a wheat field in Normandy, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
A vintage electrical cord in a bedroom, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Abstract composition with an electric pole in front of a white wall, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Close-up of the hips of a woman in a swimsuit lying on a beach, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Extreme close-up abstract shot of the surface of a worn garden table, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Abstract composition with three plastic basins, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
A bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Abstract composition, traces in the sand on a beach, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
A lone tree backlit on a winter day, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Composition with a bunch of onions and a child's hand entering the frame, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
The shadows of the garden chairs on the terrace, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Sunlight on the bedroom ceiling, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Composition with glass objects and a wooden cross in sunlight, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
Still life, kitchen knife stuck in a bell pepper, from the series One piece of my mind by Emmanuel Pineau
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