Description

The photographic work entitled Il fait jour grew out of an exploration of the region which the artist conducted with the Centre Régional de la Photographie Nord Pas-de- Calais. It is not an inventory of the economic forces of the region but, rather, an artistic comment on the universal character of the industries. As such, it changes the image of the Nord Pas-de-Calais industrial region. The artwork transcends geographical limits and sheds light on the whole question of work in Europe today, through the intimacy of its observation rather than by any implicit criticism. Claire Chevrier worked with the people, the spaces, the light, and the objects she found on the sites. Without isolating the subject, even in the tightly framed shots, she went beyond documentary through her close attention to the inhabitants and to the intrinsic nature of the places.
The photography in this work presents everyday life and its limits. Il fait jour is evidence of the way people inhabit these places, how a body - and the tools that accompany it - eventually becomes part of the singularity of the workspace.