Lieux-dits

Black and white photograph of Joshua trees in the snow, Blue Diamond, Nevada. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Color photograph of the Battery of Néville, code name Blankenese. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of the moat and enivrons at Château de Tanlay, Burgundy, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of mohave yuccas and fruit, Las Vegas, Nevada. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme..

Black and white photograph of jellyfish and visitors, Newport Aquarium, Oregon, USA. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of a carwash, Brasilia, Brasil. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of a greenhouse interior in Pennsylvania, USA. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of a rowboat on a lake in Buonconvento, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of cooling off in a lake, Buonconvento, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of pine trees in Villa Doria Pamphilj, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of succulents in a minimalist style kitchen using house plants for interior decoration. The family Cactaceae in Karlsruhe, Germany. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of a field of picked cabbage after the harvest in the town of Chou, Havre de la Vanlee, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of horses running in an enclosure, Rome, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of a boy sailing his boat in the basin at Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of a young man flying a Chinese kite in Saint Ours, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of a cactus garden, Las Vegas, Nevada. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of louvered blinds, ranunculus bouquet and tea for two in a Roman apartment, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of Parisian rooftops and sky, Paris, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of an avenue of cypress leading to a church, Tuscany, Italy. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of Ile-de-la-Cite, the Seine River and Pont Neuf, Paris, 1st arrdt, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of people on a sailboat, Cyclades, Greece. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of the ruins of Delos, Greece. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white panoramic photograph of a bouquet of sunflowers, Arles, France. Analog photography series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Black and white photograph of boats moored at low tide on the jetty of Port Lévi, Fermanville, France. Series entitled Lieux-dits by Elise Prudhomme.

Springs’ Snow, Blue Diamond, Nevada, USA.

Blankenese, Neville-sur-Mer, France.

Les douves d’Angélique, Tanlay, France.

Mohave Yucca, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Médusé, Newport, Oregon, USA.

Vermelho et preto, Brasilia, Brasil.

Boglewyck, Pennsylvania, USA.

La mare d’huile, Buonconvento, Italy.

La berge, Buonconvento, Italy.

La pinède, Villa Doria Pamphilj, Italy.

Succulentes, Karlsruhe, Germany

Chou, Havre de la Vanlée, France.

Les sept collines, Rome, Italy.

Luco-sur-mer, Paris, France.

Les Puys, Saint Ours, France.

Mars’ Delight, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Les persiennes, Rome, Italy.

Les pignons, Paris, France.

Les plantons, Tuscany, Italy.

Le Pont-Neuf, Paris, France.

Les oursins, Cyclades, Greece.

Les deliennes, Delos, Greece.

Le bouquet, Arles, France.

La petite jetée, Port Lévi, Fermanville, France.

Photographic author, I use a variety of analog and digital cameras to explore the possibilities and limits of the medium. While my choice of subject matter varies from Landscape, Portraits or Interior Spaces throughout there is a humor, irony and an appreciation of the surreal.

My latest series is titled Lieux-dits. This is a French toponymic term that literally translates as “Said Places”. It refers to small geographical locations that bear traditional names often based on some characteristic of the place, its former use, or a past event. These photographs represent events as well as places, as in a memoir. One single shot was not enough to express the feeling engendered by the locale. Through a creative use of multiple exposures to generate diverse reference points, the emotions associated with the “lieux-dits” are anchored in memory.

Lieux-dits

Photographe auteur, j’explore des procédés créatifs de photographie depuis la prise de vue jusqu’au tirage. La matérialisation d’idées sur un support sensible inspire le traitement du sujet qu’il s’agisse d’un espace intérieur, d’un paysage ou d’un portrait. Intéressée par la capacité des appareils analogue ou numériques à capturer l’espace et créer l’illusion, je maîtrise le medium dans l’expression surréaliste de son environnement.

Dans sa série Lieux-dits, la photographe Elise Prudhomme nous fait partager des moments de sa vie quotidienne. Elle raconte de courtes histoires à travers des superpositions d’images. Ses photographies panoramiques révèlent de multiples perspectives prises de différents points de vue qui ancrent dans la mémoire les émotions ressenties. L’esprit du lieu prime sur la perception visuelle, évoquant les rencontres, les évènements vécus, et les lumières qui composent ces lieux-dits.