I forgot to share with you a good news… One of my photo was printed as the cover of the official magazine of the French Pavilion (Shanghai Expo 2010): printed at 600 000 copies ! I am not sure i will print later in my career one photo as much so i needed to underline it today

The complete series of images can be seen here: http://blog.ericleleu.com/2010/03/22/pavillon-france-expo-2010-shanghai/.

My perception of Shanghai has evolved a bit recently.
I see ‘her’ from further.
Here are a few instants shot in Shanghai over the last month.

It is my first attempt in the world of silk-screen printing technique.

Here is the file we will print, 2 colors only, black and blue.

Final print will be done next week.

The original photography was shot in Calais (France) 2 months ago.

One afternoon on the rooftop of the French pavilion. This afternoon.

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A timelapse shot during the open door at weihai lu 696, last weekend. 3000 photos, shot every 45 seconds to 5 minutes over around 30 hours.

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I went to the first edition of the “CCD” Caochangdi Photo Festival. I had my “Day Dreamers” series shown on a small old school TV there.

I went back home to say goodbye to my sister.

Shanghai 2010 - 71x76cm

I have been following the construction of the French Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo for 2 years.

My images form an exhibition of 16 prints.
The exhibition will tour to 7 “Alliances Francaises” centers (French cultural centers around the world) across China.

Dates and venues for the exhibitions are as follows:
March 2010 ; Alliance française de Beijing
April 2010 : Alliance française de Qingdao
April 19th 2010 : Alliance française de Shanghai
June 2010 : Alliance française de Nanjing
July 2010 : Alliance française de XiAn
August 2010 : Alliance française de Chongqing
December 2010: Alliance française de Dalian

Bleu blanc rouge - 53x78cm

Nuit étoilée sur le pavillon - 63x72cm

I experimented a bit with photography boundaries in these 16 images, using various kinds of compositing techniques like High Dynamic Range imagery (HDRI), collage, merging, juxtaposition or mosaic . The idea for this exhibition is to draw a parallel between the ‘criss-cross’ structure of the Pavilion itself and the ‘crossing’ between images. Some are ‘genetically modified’ images. Some are ‘untouched’ snapshots.

I would like to thank Canson company for generously sponsoring the printing with their delicate papers.
All the photos of the exhibition are printed on 5 different Canson Infinity papers and mounted on aluminium.

Le pavillon Chinois (Janvier 2010) - 53x78cm

Sans titre (Septembre 2009) - 53x78cm

Matin hivernal sur le pavillon (Janvier 2010) - 48x73cm

Jeu de miroirs (Décembre 2008) - 80x80cm

Déjà vieux (Juillet 2009) - 32.7x75cm

Vue du pont Lupu (Septembre 2008) - 33x93cm

Le sol a une histoire - 19x101cm

"x" - 30x75cm

Le premier poteau (Avril 2009) - 50x67cm

En action - 50x72cm

La pose de la résille (Décembre 2009) - 53x78cm

Coucher de soleil sur le pavillon (Février 2010) - 53x78cm

Le chantier, entre couleurs et monochrome - 67x83cm

a detail of the ground of the expo2010's site

Japanese workers looking at the map of the site of expo2010

I took a walk on the “expo avenue” yesterday, on the site of the soon to opened ‘expo 2010 shanghai’.
The speed of the works all around has been impressive. It went so fast !
7000 photos in a 4 minutes video timelapse.

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Yesterday night.

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