Atlas des Régions Naturelles
January 26, 2021 6:26 PM Subscribe
after you choose a region or a category, hit rechercher/search in the upper right-hand corner
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:22 PM on January 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:22 PM on January 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Fiasco da Gama, thanks for posting this gorgeous site. I've been lost in "ÉPOQUE: 1850-1918" for almost an hour.
Captured in photographs of roadside peculiarities, crumbling churches, retro convenience stores, ramshackle farm buildings, and abandoned gas stations, the real France is not one of the instantly recognisable scenes of Paris, Marseille, and Bordeaux but of everything in between. The desire to capture this France led to a project between photographer Eric Tabuchi and his partner, artist Nelly Monnier, entitled Atlas des Regions Naturelle. Splitting the country into 500 sections, the pair have steadily moved through the project as they strive to photograph every corner of France – halted only by the Covid pandemic as they reached the Massif Central in mid 2020. - Capturing the Everyday Architecture of France's Forgotten Towns, Plain Magazine, 12/18/2020
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:26 PM on January 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Captured in photographs of roadside peculiarities, crumbling churches, retro convenience stores, ramshackle farm buildings, and abandoned gas stations, the real France is not one of the instantly recognisable scenes of Paris, Marseille, and Bordeaux but of everything in between. The desire to capture this France led to a project between photographer Eric Tabuchi and his partner, artist Nelly Monnier, entitled Atlas des Regions Naturelle. Splitting the country into 500 sections, the pair have steadily moved through the project as they strive to photograph every corner of France – halted only by the Covid pandemic as they reached the Massif Central in mid 2020. - Capturing the Everyday Architecture of France's Forgotten Towns, Plain Magazine, 12/18/2020
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:26 PM on January 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Just clicking around kind of randomly, I am finding some amazing photos. There is great stuff in here.
posted by Dip Flash at 8:36 PM on January 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Dip Flash at 8:36 PM on January 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
There are lots of fascinatingly complex buildings in that collection in various states of disuse. "Époque: 1850-1918" is a good one, definitely. I also rather like "Habitat individuel: Maison bourgeoise." This photo [they don't really help you link in, so not sure if that link will last] in particular struck me, among others. It has its own fr.Wikipedia page. And looks like it's for sale?
posted by whatnotever at 9:02 PM on January 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by whatnotever at 9:02 PM on January 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Thank you for posting this! It is amazing.
posted by anzen-dai-ichi at 2:06 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by anzen-dai-ichi at 2:06 AM on January 27, 2021
I have been following this for a number of years. Eric Tabuchi and Nelly Monnier have been doing an astounding piece of work with this project, not just as a mapping and documentation exercise, but as an art project. The photographs by Eric are excellently rendered and Nelly's patches and designs are wonderful. This is a relatively new website. Elegant as it is, the former was more direct ... I recommend just picking "2010-16" at the top and clicking the arrow ... and then just scrolling.
posted by buffalo at 4:44 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by buffalo at 4:44 AM on January 27, 2021
If you are interested in a print ... this is the older/sister website which has that option. Plus, you can buy Nelly's patches. It all goes to support the project.
posted by buffalo at 4:54 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by buffalo at 4:54 AM on January 27, 2021
This is great, thank you.
posted by Think_Long at 6:21 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by Think_Long at 6:21 AM on January 27, 2021
You can also hit enter after you select filters to search
posted by little onion at 8:58 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by little onion at 8:58 AM on January 27, 2021
Searching "Eau" gives you lots of wonderful and silly water towers
posted by FirstMateKate at 9:41 AM on January 27, 2021
posted by FirstMateKate at 9:41 AM on January 27, 2021
Oh wow. Just figured out how to really navigate and I am blown away. There's so many buildings I want to know about. the "rose" colored "cinema" in Jarny, formerly La Concordia. I did some searching, seems to have been converted to a rec center.
You can search pictures that have animals, which mostly turns up beautiful countryside with horses and sheep and cows.
I've been trying to guess what certain phrases mean by clicking on them and looking at the pictures. "Chaume" gives you buildings with thatched roofs, Cours d'eau are rivers. Under "pictogrammes" there's a big bold X, and clicking it brings up the tag "lieux de drage". I scrolled and all the places seemed random - ivy covered tree roots, a stone wall, an overpass, an empty field, a power line. I couldn't piece it together, so I googled it - they're gay cruising spots!! That is wonderful . There's a shed surrounded by millions of buttercups. You can imagine the kisses stolen there.
I could spend hours and hours looking and it still wouldn't be enough. By far one of the best posts on metafilter.
posted by FirstMateKate at 10:03 AM on January 27, 2021
You can search pictures that have animals, which mostly turns up beautiful countryside with horses and sheep and cows.
I've been trying to guess what certain phrases mean by clicking on them and looking at the pictures. "Chaume" gives you buildings with thatched roofs, Cours d'eau are rivers. Under "pictogrammes" there's a big bold X, and clicking it brings up the tag "lieux de drage". I scrolled and all the places seemed random - ivy covered tree roots, a stone wall, an overpass, an empty field, a power line. I couldn't piece it together, so I googled it - they're gay cruising spots!! That is wonderful . There's a shed surrounded by millions of buttercups. You can imagine the kisses stolen there.
I could spend hours and hours looking and it still wouldn't be enough. By far one of the best posts on metafilter.
posted by FirstMateKate at 10:03 AM on January 27, 2021
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