Tableaux 1978-1982
Jean-Marc Bustamante
Kunsthalle BernFRAC Languedoc-RoussillonMusee Departemental de Rochechouart
Year
1994
This series marked a break with traditional documentary photography, treating the photograph as a “tableau” that calls for a contemplative approach similar to that of a painting. The images typically depict peri-urban landscapes and “non-places” that avoid an explicit narrative.




