Chico Rabatt

– July 30, 2004

My first trip to China in 2004. And my first steps in photoshop (just for adding the title..). One of the 2 guys on the photo is now an organic farmer in France, the other one is me. Who is who ? Chico Rabatt is more than just a brand. It is a way of life…

photographer, china, shanghai, photo

photographer, china, shanghai, photo

photographer, china, shanghai, photo


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About Eric Leleu

I have been living in China as a photographer for a few years. My brain is obsessed by concepts such as authority, consumerism, capitalism, geopolitics, sociology or urbanity... In a word, I am interested in our contemporaries (you and I) and the world as it becomes. My focus is the dynamics of public spaces: the interrelationship between the authority, the crowd and the individual. As for my eye, it is looking for colors and intensity. My dream is simple: having a few of my photos living longer than me...