The "Black Ochre" exhibition will be held during the month of September at the Maison du Crieur in Montauban. The public is invited to discover the work of Bob Ascargorta, photographer and speleologist.
A lover of underground landscapes, photographer and speleologist Bob Ascargorta invites visitors to explore a strange world of mysteries and discoveries, wonder and beauty, at the Maison du Crieur in Montauban, from September 4 to 27.
His images, often colorful and abstract in appearance, are in fact the fragile work of millions of years of natural underground construction.
Caving is often misunderstood or poorly understood by the general public, and caves are, for the unconscious, a place of perdition, a dark and disturbing, unknown place, where darkness and danger reign. Thanks to his photographic eye, but also to his mastery of light—totally absent from these environments and therefore brought in from outside and particularly difficult to manage—the photographer allows for a unique discovery.
Raising awareness of the fragility of natural treasures
This journey to the heart of the Earth aims to introduce little-known natural environments to the public and to raise awareness of the fragility of these treasures, and the duty to protect them. The relatively long time required for nature to carve out these wonders on a human scale is counterbalanced by the short time it takes to destroy this laborious work.
The pollution emanating from our civilization has this destructive power, as the cavities have the misfortune to drain everything that is released on the surface and which seeps into the permeable karsts.
"We have the power, and the duty, to protect these treasures," notes photographer Bob Ascargorta. He does so by showing how beautiful these environments can be, by making everyone aware that the precarious balance of nature is fragile, even—and especially—underground.
The exhibition opening will take place on Saturday, September 6, at 11:44 a.m., at the Maison du Crieur.
Maison du Crieur – 2 rue Gillaque in Montauban
Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission
His images, often colorful and abstract in appearance, are in fact the fragile work of millions of years of natural underground construction.
Caving is often misunderstood or poorly understood by the general public, and caves are, for the unconscious, a place of perdition, a dark and disturbing, unknown place, where darkness and danger reign. Thanks to his photographic eye, but also to his mastery of light—totally absent from these environments and therefore brought in from outside and particularly difficult to manage—the photographer allows for a unique discovery.
Raising awareness of the fragility of natural treasures
This journey to the heart of the Earth aims to introduce little-known natural environments to the public and to raise awareness of the fragility of these treasures, and the duty to protect them. The relatively long time required for nature to carve out these wonders on a human scale is counterbalanced by the short time it takes to destroy this laborious work.
The pollution emanating from our civilization has this destructive power, as the cavities have the misfortune to drain everything that is released on the surface and which seeps into the permeable karsts.
"We have the power, and the duty, to protect these treasures," notes photographer Bob Ascargorta. He does so by showing how beautiful these environments can be, by making everyone aware that the precarious balance of nature is fragile, even—and especially—underground.
The exhibition opening will take place on Saturday, September 6, at 11:44 a.m., at the Maison du Crieur.
Maison du Crieur – 2 rue Gillaque in Montauban
Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission
