TITLE: House of the Holy Weather Broadcast

The notion of light is exploited through a dual concept : the transcendental light as figured through religious imagery in opposition to the “make it happen” and “directed” light made by the photographer, following his own impression towards the architecture of the place and its icons. This work is a meeting point between the “believed in” and the “crafted” in order to form a “photographic prayer”.
Some details are erased by light. They fade into energy that goes beyond the physical and material representation, but also beyond its metaphysical aspect ; an energy that is exclusive to a photographic vision in competition with a religious belief.
The excessive noise and contrast in the pictures give them a graphical/transmission aspect that shows a reworked and reimagined broadcast of light. The noise is also presented as a visual reaction ; a photographic interference towards the silence occupying the place.
These photos were taken in the churches of St Etienne, St Severin and St Sulpice in Paris.

AUTHOR: Sadek Lee-Marie (France)

I was born in Beirut - Lebanon in 1977. I wanted to be a graphic designer in the purpose to design CD booklets and posters. In 1995 i went to Brussels for two years to study Typography and Graphic Design at La Cambre (school of visual arts in Brussels). After it, i returned to my country and had my degree in Mass Media - Publicity at the Lebanese University. In 2001 i moved to France where i live now, and had my master degree in Communication-Publicity. Then i dropped all my publicity studies out of interest, but the passion to produce an image was still a need inside me, so i turned naturally into photography. In 2012 i had my degree in Fine Arts - Photography at the University of Paris 8.