Interview for the podcast “Nous Flottons!” about my Basque exhibition, Gure Bazterrak, at the Médiathèque in Biarritz.
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GURE BAZTERRAK (OUR LAND) BY ANNE REARICK
Gure Bazterrak (Our Land), photographed by Anne Rearick, is set in the Basque hinterland, nestled between Spain and France. Rearick first visited the region in 1990 and has spent the past 30 years returning to Donibane, a small village in the area. While the book includes sweeping landscapes of this almost fantastical mountainous terrain, Rearick’s photographs focus less on the land itself, and more on the deep connection the Basque people have to it: farming and the human-animal relationship in the region, as well as how homes are organically nestled into the landscape rather than dominate it. Rearick’s technical expertise is evident in her lush grayscale images, which balance rich blacks and bright whites. Yet, her perspective on the people is tender, offering them space to play and stand tall with dignity. (Deadbeat Club)
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Sindi’s Sons with Lambs, Idutywa, South Africa, May 2009. Photograph: Anne Rearick/Agence VU
The big picture: a moment of tenderness on the Western Cape
Article by Tim Adams, The Big Picture in the Guardian April 17, 2022
Artist Residency, Le Perche, Normandy
This is the sixth day of my residency in Normandy. Photographing the French countryside reminds me of the awe I felt 30 years ago when as a young photographer, I spent a year in the Pays Basque. The beauty of this place, the openness and generosity of the people and the closeness to the natural world inspire me and give me hope. I am so grateful for this opportunity!
Monsieur Boublet with His Horses.
The Twins. Boise, Idaho. 2012
Review of True West/ Telerama →
Anne Rearick est l’une de ces grandes artistes qui pratiquent une photographie dans la pure tradition du reportage humaniste, en noir et blanc. Elle choisit son sujet et ne le lâche pas. Elle relate ici la vie à Boise et à Emmett, deux bleds dans l’Idaho, où, au début du XXe siècle, son arrière-grand-mère a débarqué en roulotte.
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True West →
L'Intervalle Blog by Fabien Ribery
“True West, qu’accompagne le texte manuscrit de son auteure, à la façon de pages extraites d’un journal intime, commence par le rappel d’un héritage : des tombes en bordure de route, une église sans porte comme un décor, la poussière du départ.
Dieu est mort, mais il est partout, dans un ciel immense, sur une ligne d’horizon, dans le vide entre les choses manifestées.”
Fabien Ribery
Exhibition of Basque and South Africa work at the Festival du Regard, Cergy Pontoise, 2019. In good company with Atget and Doisneau.