david templier

The early works of David Templar see the light of day with the idea to reproduce photographically paintings of his great-grandfather, the painter Charles Roussel (1861-1936), who carried out, in particular, snapshots of the beach of Berck-sur-mer. The scenery of the North of France, the lively beaches of Berck-sur-Mer and le Touquet were thus the first subjects of David Templar. -br Always on the beaches, it has subsequently produced a series of photographs with the ground, entitled 'Mirages', with the approach to the lighting of the evaporation of the sea on the warm sand. This series of photographs was exhibited at le Touquet and Paris in 2010.  -br The observation of pristine landscapes, long beaches, their fragility, their evolution, have led him to work on the consequences of tourism, of industry, of pollution, on nature. Photograph the nature and the impact of man on it became his artistic approach.  -br In 2011, David Templar travels to India, where he is again confronted with the impact of humans on the planet, with countless waste as well as human misery. He went to this occasion in the slum of Dharavi, in Mumbai, in order to provide some funds to an organization that helps to educate girls.  -br Nature is the main subject of the photos of David Templar, few men appear in his photographs, only the traces of his works. Perhaps because that man is insignificant or passing by.  -br  The artist explains : 'I want to show that nature was there before us, and that the elements are stronger than us. The man was only passing through but it has an impact though on the actual planet and as a condition of the premises of apartment, you will have to pay out. There will be consequences on the lives of our children.' -br David Templar has a great sensitivity to cold and has always been fascinated by the ' North '. During his first trip in Iceland, it already feels like home. It then travels 500 km on a road jelly for photographing icebergs. It is on this occasion faced the vagaries of nature, to horizontal rain, to snow storms, with very short days, with low brightness and sun skimming the horizon. He submits himself to nature, it is she alone who decides what it sends us.  -br Since then, he returns several times per year in Iceland. In September 2014, he has filmed and photographed the volcano Holuhraun eruption, one of the 3 eruptions major in the world. A testimony on the nature angry. -br  In love with this country prey to mass tourism (tourism has exploded), David Templar wishes to, through his photographs, to deliver a testimony of what is the Iceland, of the abyss. The glaciers are retreating, melting and in this, each of his photos become unique. -br In 2016, David Templar wanted to photograph the incredible urbanization of Dubai, The contrast with Iceland is striking, both on the climate than on the ultra urbanization. A common point, however, with Iceland : the call to the tourism. Dubai fascinates as much as it bothers you. Projects, ecological studies of points are made, but the nature is put to the test.  -br Recently David Templar has made a first expedition to Greenland. 'another world, fragile and hard at once, fascinating, puzzling...' -br The process of photographic and artistic work of David Templar is that of the witness. It reveals the fragility of atmospheres, situations, landscapes, all in an unstable equilibrium. -br The photographs of David Templar have recently been exhibited at the library Alexis de Tocqueville Caen-in the framework of the festival 'les Boréales' (December 2017), the Collegiate church of Saint-Pierre-Le-Puellier Orleans (April 2017), the city hall of Sceaux, in the framework of the mois de la photo (December 2016), as well as the Red dot art fair in Miami (December 2015). -br David Templar's Ambassador FUJIFILM, and gives numerous lectures on Iceland, in particular. -br --- -br David Templar photograph the most beautiful landscapes. The most awe-inspiring. From Iceland to India via Dubai or Greenland, it celebrates in each of his images show the absolute nature, the theater real of the Earth. By doing this, the magic of the perspective, it reflects in her work of splendor unheard of a world that is disappearing.