Artist Interview: Michael Leonard
Writing by Sylvia on Sunday, 1 of June , 2008 at 9:59 am
Where are you? And what are you recording?
ML: This series looks at the Paris underground. The metro is often associated with the humdrum of daily Parisian life, summed up by the expression métro, boulot, dodo (metro, work, sleep).
How do you describe these works?
ML: These images capture some of the peculiarities of the subterranean world of the metro. Some of them are reminiscent of Paris Mortel, Van der Keuken’s portrait of Paris in the sixties.
The repetition in form and placement of the figures is uncanny.
ML: For me the ability to observe surreal coincidences between people and location is another way to locate unusual forms and perspectives. In this work, this repetition provides a platform of stillness and reflection amid the apparent monotonous cycle of métro, boulot, dodo.
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