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Inspired photographer, Laurent Loubet made a daring bet: transforming his apartment into an exhibition gallery.
More than a space to admire works, his home has become a place of sharing, where each wall tells a story and each corner reveals a facet of his sensitivity. For Laurent, opening up his privacy is above all a way of revealing himself. “I wanted my photos to find a space that suits them: intimate, warm. It’s a project that is close to my heart, because it reflects my vision of Art: accessible, sincere, human,” he explains.
This original approach, although mature, is not free from doubts. “It’s strange, seeing strangers wandering through my living space. But at the same time, that’s what makes the experience unique. My apartment becomes a living setting for my works. “.
Two flagship series
The exhibition is structured around two key photographic series, nourished by reflections on time, movement and space. The first, entitled “Metro, work, three little points”, is a collection of images captured through the windshield of his car. “It’s a dialogue between routine and escape. These landscapes that I crossed every day ended up speaking to me. They have become silent breaks in a daily life punctuated by constraints. These images tell the paradoxes of life in a rural environment: the beauty of the landscapes and the sacrifices it imposes, such as the long journeys necessary to live or work. »
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The second series, “Contis beach, 1 km²” explores a small territory, but rich in meaning: a Landes beach. “This series is my refuge. After a difficult period, I found myself walking this beach, always the same stretch of sand. Each wave, each shadow seemed to carry a part of my story. By immersing myself in this restricted place, I tried to understand what was happening inside me. »
All of the works on display share the same visual signature: black and white. A choice that Laurent fully accepts. “Black and white allows me to simplify, to get straight to the point. It’s a way of purifying the image to leave room for the imagination. »
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With his “Appart’Expo” concept, Laurent Loubet redefines the traditional framework of the artistic exhibition. “Art does not need to be fixed in an institutional framework. By integrating it into my daily life, I want to show that it can be experienced everywhere, that it can interact with our habits, our objects, our lives. I want to desecrate the image. It doesn’t need an immaculate wall to exist,” concludes Laurent.
