For many of us, strolling through the streets of a town and peering into the windows of the shops that line our path is a habit. But who hasn?t felt a twinge of sadness at seeing the closed doors of an old butcher?s, baker?s or hardware store?
Faced with certain difficulties, particularly financial, many businesses close their doors, sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently. These witnesses to the economic vitality of town centers remind us of their fragility in the face of life's ups and downs.
With this exhibition, Franck Delautre takes a nostalgic yet poetic look at these elements of our daily environment, tirelessly cycling across France in search of these architectural relics of a bygone era.
Born in Valenciennes in 1973, Franck Delautre became interested in photography at an early age. He began to walk the streets
the streets, capturing the faces of his hometown?s inhabitants. He then travelled around France as a freelance photographer
specializing in events, sports and studio work.
In 2014, he embarked on a photographic project focusing on abandoned shop windows. Through frontal, square or rectangular framing, Franck Delautre seeks to confront the viewer with the feeling of desolation and abandonment he experienced on discovering his first forgotten shop window.
Faced with certain difficulties, particularly financial, many businesses close their doors, sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently. These witnesses to the economic vitality of town centers remind us of their fragility in the face of life's ups and downs.
With this exhibition, Franck Delautre takes a nostalgic yet poetic look at these elements of our daily environment, tirelessly cycling across France in search of these architectural relics of a bygone era.
Born in Valenciennes in 1973, Franck Delautre became interested in photography at an early age. He began to walk the streets
the streets, capturing the faces of his hometown?s inhabitants. He then travelled around France as a freelance photographer
specializing in events, sports and studio work.
In 2014, he embarked on a photographic project focusing on abandoned shop windows. Through frontal, square or rectangular framing, Franck Delautre seeks to confront the viewer with the feeling of desolation and abandonment he experienced on discovering his first forgotten shop window.
