Incidences is the third monograph of Amaury da Cunha. These photographs, taken from the author’s life, are released from their context: they restore fleeting sensations, silent meditation, daydreams. The book is constructed like a diary – with no time frame.
However, bonds are formed between the images as if they were conversing in secret.
In his travels near and far (Paris, New York, Cuba, Les Saintes, Saint-Malo, etc.), the photographer captured trace events, often hidden: it raises the question of the fragility of our condition, between sweetness and concern.
This poetic dimension of photography in the second part of the book its literary form: short, fragmentary texts, extend a viewing experience that questions the visible and readable – leaving the widest possible opening questions.
* Two different photographs, each taken 10 copies.
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Photo #2
Amaury da Cunha
Auteur, Photographe
Amaury da Cunha, born in Paris in 1976, is both a photographer and a writer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure de la photographie in Arles in 2000 and quickly stood out for his dual artistic talent, combining image and writing. He is currently a journalist at Le Monde and an editor at Le Monde des livres.
In 2009, he made his literary and photographic debut with Saccades, a collection combining texts and images, published by Yellow Now. His first solo exhibition in Paris, in November 2012 as part of the Mois de la Photo, was accompanied by the publication of Après tout by Le Caillou Bleu. In 2015, he expanded his bibliography with Fond de l’œil (Le Rouergue), a collection of stories exploring photography, and Incidences (Filigranes), his third monographic work.
His writing diversified with the publication of Histoire souterraine, an autobiographical account published by Le Rouergue in March 2017. In May 2018, he collaborated with Sylvie Gracia on the publication of Demeure, a photography book accompanied by texts, published by h’artpon.
In 2021, after a writing residency at the Randell Cottage in Wellington, New Zealand, Amaury da Cunha published a documentary story, Baby Farmer, with Plein Jour. His next work, (Sonner dans le vide), will be published in 2025 by Iconoclaste.
