Jacques Pugin
Swiss artist · Switzerland · On the map · Artists · Born 1954 · age 72
Jacques Pugin is an artist-photographer. He is one of the precursors of the Light Painting technique, which consists in capturing luminous traces during the photographic process, either via direct exposure of the sensor to the light source, or else to a lit subject.
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Grafted graffiti #19, 1979, gelatin silver print, 16 x 12’’, 40 x 30 cm, vintage print
Red Graffiti #11, 1979, Michel Fresson print, 12 x 12’’, 30 x 30 cm, vintage print
Toys #08, 1984, Michel Fresson print, 12 x 12’’, 30 x 30 cm, vintage print
Mountain Shadow #09, 2005, Rag Hahnemühle Paper print , 43 x 63’’, 107 x 160 cm
304 Sacred Site, Namibia, 2007, Rag Hahnemühle Paper print, 40 x 60 cm
The knights of the devil #60, 2013, Rag Hahnemühle Paper print , 17 x 25’’, 42 x 73 cm
Glaciers #001, Rhonegletscher, 2015, Rag Hahnemühle Paper print , 24 x 32’’, 60 x 80 cmAbout this person
Jacques constructs his images by intervening either in the actual capturing process (incamera) or in post-production, using various techniques, such as drawing, painting or digital tools. If the subject of his early work was the Body, since then he primarily photographs Nature. A feature of Jacques Pugin's work is his particular focus on traces or signs, that indicate the presence of human or natural elements in the landscape. His photographs are a reflection on time, space and the complex relation between man and nature.
