{"product_id":"raymond-depardon-communes-9782869251694","title":"Raymond Depardon: Communes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA photographic essay on Southern France's neglected but characterful villages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCommunes\u003c\/i\u003e, French photographer Raymond Depardon (born 1942) explores the villages of the Mediterranean inland region, in the South of France. These villages have long been abandoned, threatened by the \"Nant concession,\" a shale gas extraction project that was heavily protested by inhabitants and finally abandoned in 2015. Since then, the villages, with their cobbled streets and old houses with jagged facades and scanty windows, have once again become inhabited by people. The villages represent havens where tranquility and cool prevail.\u003cbr\u003eThe black-and-white photographs that comprise this work were made after the first lockdown, during the summer of 2020, a backdrop that highlights the isolation of life in these small villages. The regions pictured include the south of the Massif Central in Aveyron, Lozère, Gard and Hérault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fondation Cartier Pour l'Art Contemporain, Pa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782869251694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.40h x 11.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Raymond Depardon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41371421540533,"sku":"9782869251694","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07ba51f6-4724-44c3-a941-e4faebf66e87.jpg?v=1637640841","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/raymond-depardon-communes-9782869251694","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}