NAOYA HATAKEYAMA
TERRILS
Published by Light Motiv, 2011
Book size 30 x 25 cm
Pages around 80
Hardcover
Language French
The origin of the word 'Terril' is rather mysterious and divides historians.
Its sonic force is a good representation of the earth extracted, raised.
Like blocks of memory, their silhouettes mark the landscape of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin.
An artist sensitive to geographical and industrial transformations, Naoya Hatakeyama criss-crossed these large spaces in 2009. As a photographer of precision, he makes an astonishing journey between the black mountains. Following his lead, he draws us into his profound images that evoke other worlds, Canada, Iceland, the Camargue... The slag heap, often ignored or bypassed, takes center stage in the landscapes transmitted by Naoya Hatakeyama. Standing on the flat country, it acts as a call, an imaginary jumping-off point.
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The origin of the word “Terril” is quite mysterious and divides historians.
Its sonic force represents the extracted, elevated earth.
Like blocks of memory, their silhouettes punctuate the landscape of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin.
An artist sensitive to geographical and industrial transformations, Naoya Hatakeyama crisscrossed these vast spaces at the edge of the sky in 2009. A photographer of precision, he takes us on a stunning journey between the black mountains. Following him, he takes us through his mastery of lighting and framing, into his profound images that evoke other worlds, Canada, Iceland, the Camargue… The slag heap, often ignored or bypassed, takes center stage again in the landscapes transmitted by Naoya Hatakeyama. Standing on the flat country, it acts as a call, an imaginary surge.
Text by the editor.