Sylvain Granjon

Sylvain Granjon has just opened an exhibition at Galeria Tagomago that will travel to both gallery locations in Barcelona and Paris. The exhibit runs throught October 20th in Barcelona and moves to Paris from November 15th-18th.

Sylvain is a French artist who comes from the world of the circus and entertainment. After more than 20 years performing across the world in a number of street theater festivals, Sylvain now creates his magic with a camera, specializing in portraits and constructed realities. I am featuring a series of his daughter, Douce Amère, that is simply charming in it’s exploration of portraiture, humor, and appreciation for childish things. DOUCE AMÈRE

I come from the entertainment world. I have been an entertainer for 20 years. I would say I’m an eccentric more than a clown.

This artificial world has been mine for all that time.

When I photograph my daughter, I photograph myself.

Her direct look has shaken my adult certainties. What I see in her eyes challenges me, as a grown child, as a father…

She seems to be asking me : "What have you become?"

When I portray my daughter there is a seriousness at odds 

with her young age.

I try to evoke the adult's desperate quest for the mythical image of his own childhood; the source of all our emotions.

Sylvain Granjon, 2012