Jérome blin
The surroundings
Jérôme Blin - The surroundings
Exhibition on display from July 5 to September 28, 2025 Opening on Saturday the 5th of July at 11 AM at the Center of Art and Photography Lumière d’Encre – Place Pablo Picasso, Céret
Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. / 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The surroundings
A native of Redon from a farming family, Jérôme Blin first worked in industry before turning to
photography. This personal journey has had a profound influence on his artistic vision.
Passage
In 2002, he produced “Passage”, an intimate series devoted to his parents, farmers in the Vendée region,
on the eve of their retirement. Through black-and-white photographs, he captures gestures, glances and
exchanges on the family farm.
L’entretemps
In this vein, Blin developed the “L'entretemps” series in 2016. In it, he questions the suspension of time,
staging ordinary moments. Refusing the posture of reportage, he strives to bring out the silent beauty of
these suspended moments.
Voyage ordinaire
That same year, 2016, he also produced “Voyage ordinaire”, a work focusing on the nocturnal journeys of
workers with staggered working hours, in the city of Saint-Nazaire. Slipping into their skin, Blin
photographs familiar places between wakefulness and sleep. The images reveal a diffuse solitude,
transforming these daily commutes into a form of mental cartography.
La promesse
In 2022, Jérôme Blin returns to rural themes and questions of identity with “La promesse”, created as part
of the “Ruralité(s)” residency at the Festival Photo La Gacilly. In it, he explores the dilemmas of young
Breton people living in rural areas, torn between rootedness and exile. His portraits - of apprentices,
students and young workers - capture a youth in transition, in everyday spaces imbued with melancholy.
You can find out more about his previous and ongoing works on Instagram : jerome_blin_photographie
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