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Nocturnes Fando by Sandrine Hermand-Grisel
Edition: Original print, 30 copies.
Authentication: Numbered certificate signed by the artist, invoice.
Medium: Photography.
Technique: Museum quality fine art print.
Colour: UltraChrome K3 pigment inks.
Media: Hahnemühle, FineArt Baryta 300g paper.
Print: Photo with white surround.
Framing: Mounted on Dibond® with recessed frame, Floater frame.
€ 553.89 – € 1998.55 inc. VAT
Further information
Method of payment: Secure card payment via our partner Stripe, Paypal, bank transfer.
Lead time prior to shipping: 7 days for a print, 15 days for a framed print.
Delivery: To your home address or a collection point. Almost anywhere worldwide.
Delivery fee: Free, small charge for certain destinations.
Durability: Colour stability, indoor UV resistance thanks to mineral pigment inks encapsulated in resin projected on a 100% Alpha cellulose backing.
Lifespan: 75 years without deterioration with normal indoor exposure. Results of tests carried out in independent laboratories.
Maintenance: Stable ambient surroundings recommended for the work. Avoid variations in temperature and humidity. Avoid direct sunlight.
Recommended humidity level: 35 to 65%.
Recommended temperature: 10 to 30°C.
Standards and certification: Acid and lignin-free. Standard ISO 9706 long life.
About the artist
Sandrine Hermand-Grisel grew up in Paris, France and in London, UK. She studied International Law before deciding to dedicate her life to photography in 1997. Influenced by her late mother’s sculptures and her husbands paintings and films, she worked on several personal projects before her series Nocturnes was recognized in 2005 by Harry Gruyaert, Bertrand Despres and John Batho for the Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique. In 2006 she moved with her family to the United States and began experimenting landscape photography with her series Somewhere and On the road. Despite the diversity of her projects she has a unique, very intimate, relationship with her subjects. Photography provides her with a way to express her feelings, like in the series ”Nocturnes” where she photographed only close friends and family members peacefully abandoning themselves in front of her camera. ”Somewhere” is her dream of America, a road trip through her adopted country. And ”Waterlilies” is full of joy and love for her two children as she watched them jumping and playing in pools over and over again. Sandrine Hermand-Grisel not only photographs what she loves, she breaks free from her own reality in her poetic vision of the world. In 2013, she created the acclaimed website All About Photo and now spends most of her time discovering new talents while still working on personal projects.
Website: www.hermandgrisel.com
More about Sandrine Hermand-Grisel
ON THE
TECHNICAL
SIDE
How did you choose your means of expression?
I don’t know if I would say that I chose photography, I would probably say that photography chose me. As a little girl I played with plastic cameras in which I stared at the succession of photos that resembled postcards; I later salvaged my father’s old camera that I still have. Taking pictures was a natural choice.
What material do you use and why?
I worked with a Leica M for a long time and even if I go back to it from time to time as I’m still fascinated by the beauty of film-based prints, I now work on a daily basis with a Nikon D4 and a 50mm F/1.4 lens mainly. Digital provides the convenience of immediacy and flexibility, as well as being much less expensive.
Can you describe to me what is different about when you started out and your current work?
As my work is very personal I suppose that my projects gain in maturity over time, not only from a technical point of view as I learn something every day but also in my artistic process. Being a member of the jury for competitions and curator of the magazine All About Photo also enables me to develop and cultivate my eye.
ON A
PERSONAL
NOTE
Do your origins and culture play a role in the work that you produce?
My French origins certainly play a part in how I see the world around me and in particular the United States where I have now lived for almost 12 years. As I explain in the introduction to my series ‘Somewhere’, as an expatriate I neither feel totally like a tourist, nor foreign, nor at home… This very personal perception is reflected in my work and more specifically in my series of American landscapes. As for my more intimate projects, whether photographs of my children (White Water Lilies) or those close to me (Nocturnal), they are greatly influenced by painting and sculpture, a vibrant source of my arts education.
What are your sources of inspiration?
I draw my inspiration from experience, people I love and sometimes from my dreams. These are sudden or more considered desires, images that obsess me that I need to share.
Do you take the news into account when you work or do you detach yourself from it?
My work doesn’t take the news into account. If anything the opposite, I try to avoid it as such. I escape through my work to a world of dreams, gentleness and beauty to elude the reality that wears me down. I have a vital need to take flight, to avoid it…
ON A MORE
PHILOSOPHICAL
NOTE
Is art poetry or social intervention?
In my opinion art is a combination of the two. It all depends on the artist, their aim and any conflicts or circumstances that led them to create their work of art. Regarding my work, it’s only poetry but it’s a choice.
IN
CONCLUSION
What projects do you have in progress or forthcoming?
I’m certainly not lacking in ideas. There are many projects in progress, but until they’re actually defined, I’ll keep them to myself.
