I started working in India three years ago, staying in Kerala, Kolkata, North India (between Haridwar and Varanasi), and Tamil Nadu. It’s a country where everything which seems real is not, and everything that does not seem real is terrible. This is what I try to illustrate with my photographs. I try to reveal the mystery – between dream, nightmare and reality – of this country which seems to come from the middle age, and which nevertheless may dominate the world in the future.
Thierry Clech is a French photographer based in Paris. He works exclusively in black and white film. He photographs in locations worldwide, ranging from India, Hong Kong, Istanbul, to Tokyo. He has published two books in collaboration with French novelists (Philippe Jaenada and Bernard Chambaz) and his work has been exhibited in France and abroad.
Selected by Emma Morris, Photoworks
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