OLIVIER DURY
France
It is Called Badakhashan
Présentation
In the heart of Pamir the tragedy of a region where time seems suspended is being played out, ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the proclamation of Tajikistan’s independence in 1991. Civil war, climatic disasters, a disastrous economic situation.
In this hostile, but sublime territory, a few rudimentary constructions and some rare pylons suggestive of gallows are the only indications of a human presence, confined out of frame. Nathan Réra