Cette route mêne surement quelque part, peut-être is the new project by Matt Wilson, created during his residency in Normandy for the 2023 edition of the Planches Contacts festival in Deauville.
Setting out to discover Normandy with no specific destination and letting himself be guided by instinct, Matt Wilson traveled through the five departments of the region.
From the spectacular coastline of Seine-Maritime to the Cotentin Peninsula, passing through the most remote rural landscapes of Calvados, Eure, and Orne, this project focuses on how these various itineraries resonate with the artist and inspire works that explore visual impact as a lyrical theme.
A true ode to the Impressionist principle of capturing the effects of light and atmosphere, each road, each place, each site seems imbued with a personal story where shadows and reflections of the present succeed one another, offering us a singular vision through his eyes.
His bold, dreamlike compositions play surprisingly with light. His specific use of color evokes the Impressionist painters and transports us into a world where photography becomes an open window onto the poetry and splendor of Normandy, revealing the very essence of the region.
