June 23, 2017
Land of quiet birds
Help us print "Land of quiet birds", Antoine Le Roux's first photobook!
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Antoine-Le RouxRennes
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06/29/2017
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€3,285
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Land of quiet birds
<p> </p><p><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F9_DqYV_9CPU%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&wmode=opaque&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9_DqYV_9CPU&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9_DqYV_9CPU%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=cb39d84f05d8439bbe96012f078e02b0&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="540" height="304" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Land of quiet birds, Antoine Le Roux's first photobook!</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>In 2014, after several years spent in Paris, I decided to go to New Zealand, leaving everything behind. I was looking for a new start, I felt a deep desire to give certain life choices a new meaning. As a photographer, of course, but also regarding my life in general. Thus, this long trip gave me the opportunity to go back to a more spontaneous photographic practice, simply carrying around a small format camera and a bag of black and white films.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Aleroux_port_2013_114-1496759023" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/431133/aLEROUX_PORT_2013_114-1496759023.jpg"></p><p> © Anna Vieira, 2013</p><p> </p><p>Throughout this whole year, I did many walks, up in the mountains, in forest, at times in hostile or less hostile lands. The need to confront myself with the elements always prevailed. Like an obsession and without even knowing what I was looking for.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Nz15007-31_ret_copie-1496044439" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428303/NZ15007-31_RET_copie-1496044439.jpg"></p><p> </p><p><em>Land of quiet birds</em>, born out of the confrontation with the photographic archives of a year down under, fits in with this momentum. The book presents itself as an investigation, an itinerary, the one of a lost traveller, a seeker halfway between abandonment and lucidity, whose images will only make sense once the muffled violence of the ordinary is left behind. A sort of witness of my emotions. And even though there has been a couple of tries in the past, this book is my first one.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Nz15009-14_ret_copie_copie-1496044781" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428304/NZ15009-14_RET_copie_copie-1496044781.jpg"></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Genesis and description of the project</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>In the course of events that have led to this body of work, an effort stands out: that of representation, of shaping of the silence that permeates the forest we walked through on February 2015. A silence that seems to say that something is on the lookout, ready to take a leap. Then nothing, nothing but a few distant echoes. In this silence is a story, shared by many other islands: the arrival of invasive animals, no matter what their shape, origin or intentions, often brings on a devastating impact to the environment. Very soon, there is not a lot left from the previous world. New Zealand’s fate was much the same. The book is mostly about this constant tension, the one between men and their environment, that rarely leads to a good ending for everyone.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Nz15011-17_ret_copie_copie-1496045111" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428307/NZ15011-17_RET_copie_copie-1496045111.jpg"></p><p> </p><p>It is by way of this silence, however, that a renewal can take place. Renewal of our planet, which evolves on a temporality that is very hard to relate to, and renewal of our own presence, one to which I cannot escape. For the birth and death cycle of life never ceases. Except maybe when I press the shutter button, when I invariably hold my breath until the sensitive surface of the film is filled with light. Through this action repeated thousands of times, the person I am, who traveled and landed on an unknown territory, can then recognize the possibility, making its way like on a negative, to finally connect to myself. Almost like a reconciliation.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Nz15012-9_ret_copie_copie-1496045345" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428309/NZ15012-9_RET_copie_copie-1496045345.jpg"></p>
Allocation of funds
<p><img alt="Image_livre_copie-1496045463" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428311/image_livre_copie-1496045463.jpg"></p><p> </p><p>The funds will be transfered in their entirety to Antoine Le Roux. They will allow us to produce the book in the best conditions (design, paper and cover options, etc). they will also help us to cover the most important part of production expenses (scans, printing) as well as related expenses such as communication, postage, stationary. As the book is <strong>self-published</strong>, the main source of income available to build the budget is <strong>our personal funds</strong>, among which we managed to gather <strong>almost half of the total expenses</strong>, 2500 euros. We would like to collect the other half thanks to you, which is <strong>3000 euros</strong>. If we manage to reach a higher amount, we will be able to organise a special book launching in Arles during the Rencontres Photographiques in early July... Thanks! And stay tuned!</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Nz15016-9_ret_copie_copie-1496046855" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/428321/NZ15016-9_RET_copie_copie-1496046855.jpg"></p><p> </p><p><em>The book :</em></p><p> </p><p>– format 16,5 x 24,5 cm, 80 pages, offset and bitone printing, paper Munken Lynx 150gr</p><p>– soft printed cover</p><p>– 50 black and white photographs</p><p>– texte in english (french still undecided)</p><p>– 200 copies.</p><p> </p><p><em>The budget :</em></p><p> </p><p>– printing = <strong>3.000/3.500 euros</strong></p><p>– scanning of the films = <strong>200 euros</strong></p><p>– communication (Kisskissbankbank fee, special prints and postcards, etc) = <strong>800 euros</strong></p><p>– editorial (stationary expenses, postage, etc) = <strong>1.000 euros</strong></p><p><strong><em>Total = 5.500 euros</em></strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Estimated schedule :</em></p><p> </p><p>–<strong> june 2017 </strong>: communication & crowdfunding</p><p>– <strong>late june 2017</strong> : printing</p><p>– <strong>early july 2017</strong> : launching (event still to be planned)</p>
Rewards
€10
My sincere gratefulness + 3 postcards from the book + an invitation to the launch
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€25
- 20 contributions
1 signed copy of the book "In land of quiet birds" + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€35
- 9 contributions
1 signed copy of the book "In land of quiet birds" + 3 postcards from the book + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€50
- 10 contributions
2 signed copy of the book "In land of quiet birds" + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€70
- 7 contributions
1 signed copy of the limited print of the book "In land of quiet birds", with an inkjet 15x22 cm print on fine art paper ( image A ou B) + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€150
- 4 contributions
1 signed copy of the book "In land of quiet birds", with 1 signed and numbered inkjet 20x30 cm print on fine art paper ( image A ou B) + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€300
- 1 contribution
1 signed copy of the book "Land of quiet birds", with 1 signed and numbered inkjet 40x60 cm print on fine art paper ( image A ou B) + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€650
1 signed copy of the book "Land of quiet birds", with 3 signed and numbered inkjet on fine art paper 40x60 cm print on dibond (any photograph from the book) + an invitation to the launch + a big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017
€1,200
The previous compensation + your name on the acknowledgements list and your logo if you are a company + a very big thank-you!
Estimated delivery: July 2017