Impermanence

Gilles Bethery is one of those inquisitive photographers who roam through unspoilt natural landscapes. In the style of another Gilles – Clément – he creates a sensitive pictorial quality in which natural abstraction blends into brushstrokes or washes, intermingling with life itself. These photographs – abstract landscapes – possess a rare evocative power. At times one senses a touch of Fauvism, at others a hint of Pointillism, and at still others a touch of Impressionism. The setting for his monocular wanderings, where the retina colours the photographer’s vision, is close to him – his Sainte-Victoire, no doubt!