Presentation
James BAUDRILLARD et Marie France PAQUIN
France
Photographs
Contemplatifs de la faune, nous éprouvons un grand plaisir à voir évoluer les animaux dans leur milieu naturel. Nous avons appris à pénétrer leur vie discrète, et découvert le vrai plaisir d’observer le sauvage en harmonie avec son environnement. L’appareil photo est devenu l’instrument de notre émotion et il n’est pas rare que les flous de bougé soient le signe de l’intensité du moment. Les images réussies sont là non pas pour flatter notre égo mais pour revivre comme une complicité cet instant de vie que l’animal nous a donné. Le vrai bonheur c’est d’avoir cette image de lui dans son intimité et de l’avoir laissé vivre sans le déranger. Marie France Paquin, James Baudrillard
Contemplative of wildlife, we have a great pleasure to see animals evolve in their natural environment. We learned to penetrate their discreet life, and discovered the pleasure of observing the wild in harmony with its environment. The camera has become the instrument of our emotion and it is not uncommon for blurring to be the sign of the intensity of the moment. The successful images are there not to flatter our ego but to relive as an complicity this moment of life that the animal gave us. The real happiness is to have this image of him in his intimacy and to have let him live without disturbing him.
Exposition
Since the early 20th century, like many other major predators, the Iberian lynx has not benefited from its cohabitation with humans. In 2002, there were only 94 left in the entire Iberian Peninsula. In order to give the feline every opportunity to reproduce in the wild, a conservation programme financed 60% by the European Commission and 40% by the Andalusian regional government has succeeded in saving it from extinction. Many actions have been carried out: sensitization of the inhabitants and hunting associations, suppression of poaching, massive reintroduction of European rabbits (an essential prey for its food) and restoration of natural habitat with landowners. The Iberian lynx is one of the few species to have been added to the IUCN Red List and we cannot help but mention its close relative, the Eurasian lynx, present in France mainly in the Jura. Despite reintroductions, the population suffers from the pressure of poaching.
Galerie
- Toilettage – James Baudrillard
- Balade dorée – Marie France Paquin
- A pas feutrés – James Baudrillard
- Apparition surprise – Marie France Paquin
- Pandiculation – James Baudrillard





