honorable mention
romain thiery france
title
Natura
At first, led astray by the natural aesthetics of the buildings, the spectator feels a sense of confidence where, not so long ago, grace, luxury and a respected novelty used to reign . In the latter, it is obvious: what used to be no longer is. But life goes on, moss, grass, water, trees, plants take over and the result is simply spectacular.
The art of the nature is to show us this arrogant beauty that relegates everything else to the background.
Romain Thiery believes the piano to be, in his own words, « deeply rooted in the depths of our culture » and sought to explore the instrument from an original angle. He made his life’s mission to combine his two biggest passions and set out to find abandoned mansions around Europe where old pianos had been left behind. His modus operanti would be to scout buildings with abandoned and often broken pianos inside and document them, standing like derelict yet graceful centerpieces within equally derelict interiors, ravaged by the merciless passing of time. The series that emerged from Thiery’s work is called « Requiem pour pianos » and has catapulted the photographer name into notoriety among tastemakers and art connoisseurs around the world.
Thiery's photography has been commissioned by musical institutions such as Steinway & Sons in Germany ; the most pretigious piano brand in the world, and MusicTheatertage in Vienna in Austria. In addition, he has collaborated with book publishers, music publishers and artists around the world. Work of Romain Thiery was featured in interviews for ElPais, DerSpiegel, LonelyPlanet, Cultura Inquieta, Aesthetica Magazine and many more.
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entry description
The “Natura” series is a proof of Romain Thiery’s attachment to nature and photography. Realized between 2014 and 2019 in Italy, Romania, France, about 20 of his photographs are focused on a central theme : nature always reclaims what's belong to her.At first, led astray by the natural aesthetics of the buildings, the spectator feels a sense of confidence where, not so long ago, grace, luxury and a respected novelty used to reign . In the latter, it is obvious: what used to be no longer is. But life goes on, moss, grass, water, trees, plants take over and the result is simply spectacular.
The art of the nature is to show us this arrogant beauty that relegates everything else to the background.
about the photographer
Romain Thiery, a native of France who lives in Montpellier, is a self-taught professional photographer, born on July 4 1988. Romain was a amateur pianist starting learning piano at the age of 5 years old. Starting photography 10 years ago following the work of his mother specialized in heritage photography. That hobby turned into a passion and, eventually, a profession the day he found a forgotten piano in an abandoned castle in south of France.Romain Thiery believes the piano to be, in his own words, « deeply rooted in the depths of our culture » and sought to explore the instrument from an original angle. He made his life’s mission to combine his two biggest passions and set out to find abandoned mansions around Europe where old pianos had been left behind. His modus operanti would be to scout buildings with abandoned and often broken pianos inside and document them, standing like derelict yet graceful centerpieces within equally derelict interiors, ravaged by the merciless passing of time. The series that emerged from Thiery’s work is called « Requiem pour pianos » and has catapulted the photographer name into notoriety among tastemakers and art connoisseurs around the world.
Thiery's photography has been commissioned by musical institutions such as Steinway & Sons in Germany ; the most pretigious piano brand in the world, and MusicTheatertage in Vienna in Austria. In addition, he has collaborated with book publishers, music publishers and artists around the world. Work of Romain Thiery was featured in interviews for ElPais, DerSpiegel, LonelyPlanet, Cultura Inquieta, Aesthetica Magazine and many more.
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