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Jean-Louis Garnell's Poetic Landscape Photography for DATAR

publication · 2026-04-24

Jean-Louis Garnell's work, commissioned by the Mission Photographique de la DATAR, focuses on landscape transformations such as development, urban construction sites, and new spaces. Unlike the conceptual approaches of fellow photographers like Bustamente or Baltz, Garnell's style is poetic, emphasizing the organization of signs.

Key facts

  • Jean-Louis Garnell was commissioned by the Mission Photographique de la DATAR.
  • The commission focused on 'transformations du paysage' (landscape transformations).
  • Topics included development, urban construction sites, and new spaces.
  • Garnell's approach is described as poetic, not conceptual.
  • His work pays attention to the organization of signs.
  • Bustamente and Baltz are mentioned as having conceptual approaches.
  • The article was published in artpress in April 1987.
  • The article title is 'Jean-Louis Garnell : l'oubli du paysage'.

Entities

Artists

  • Jean-Louis Garnell
  • Bustamente
  • Baltz

Institutions

  • Mission Photographique de la DATAR
  • artpress

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