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In the sweetness of autumn, with aromas of cinnamon and cloves, grimacing pumpkins are invited to windowsills and to the feet of house porches.
Between two hot chocolates, come More info the magnificent work de Patrick bard, novelist, talented photographer and teacher of narration at the Intuit Lab School.
In tribute to mexican soul embodied by "el dia des Los muertos": the celebration of the dead, Patrick Bard invites you to a travel in Mexican wisdom, in a colorful and surprising world.
The feast of the dead and its “calaveras” (decorated and colored skulls) are emblematic of Mexico and almost in themselves embody the Mexican identity. This feast, surely the most festive of the year, mixes the living and the dead all night long, in flowery, illuminated cemeteries, filled with music and dances of happy families gathered to celebrate their dead.
If, in Europe and even more in the United States, we avoid pronouncing the word "death" so much it burns the lips, the Mexican, on the contrary, frequents it, mocks it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it. Octavio Paz, Nobel Prize for Literature
Pendant 3 , Patrick Bard captured these festive moments where dead et living disguised as corpses, roaming the streets with the bands of musicians.
Through 90 photographs, Patrick Bard tells us about the origins of this festival, so curious in the eyes of the United States or even of Europe.
“In October 2016, when I left for Mexico City where I was a festival guest, I learned of my best friend's suicide. I have hardly any recollection of the following days. I wandered around the city, at random. The Feast of the Dead was approaching. Altars dedicated to the deceased were inaugurated. Little by little, the Mexicans came out into the streets, dressed up as corpses. I had a small box on me. I began to photograph death in celebration, systematically. Back in France, I realized that I had actually just started photographic work, and that I would have to come back. What I did, for three years. "