Elger Esser I L'Être du temps
For his third solo exhibition at RX&SLAG Paris, Franco-German photographer Elger Esser presents a series composed of photographs, heliogravures, and images on silvered copper—photographic techniques that have become the artist's emblematic signature over the years.
The result of a stay at the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in 2022 and 2023, these 12 photographs explore the rocky fortress, the mysterious labyrinths, and the enchanting landscapes of the foreshore.
The photographer, who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf and with the Bechers, has been traversing France, its coastline, and its regions for 30 years to create a lyrical portrait of the country and its landscapes.
Elger Esser
Veyrines I, 2010, Héliogravure sur papier fait main, encadré - 117 x 133 x 6 cm
Elger Esser
Cravant, 2011, Héliogravure sur papier fait main, encadré - 117 x 133 x 6 cm
Elger Esser
Mont Saint Michel III, 2018, Impression sur cuivre argentée, laque - 33 x 43 x 4 cm
Elger Esser
Saint-Germer-de-Fly II, 2010, Héliogravure sur papier fait main encadré - 117 x 133 x 6 cm
Elger Esser
Fanils, 2022, C-Print, Diasec Face - 138 x 184 cm
Elger Esser
Chapelle Saint Aubert, 2022, C-Print Diasec Face - 184 x 139,5 cm
Elger Esser
Carteret, 2019, Impression sur plaque de cuivre argentée, laque - 34 x 44 cm
Elger Esser
Berck, 2019, Impression sur plaque de cuivre argentée, laque - 34 x 44 cm
Elger Esser
Roc'h Gored, 2020, Impression sur plaque de cuivre argentée, laque - 47 x 62 x 5 cm
Elger Esser
Mont Saint Michel VIII, 2019, Impression sur plaque de cuivre argentée, laque - 47 x 62 x 5 cm