PARIS 2024
Author
Nicolas GiraudPublishers
RVBInfo
24 pages
2025
320mm × 240mm
Hardcover
ISBN
9782492175596
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Paris 2024 presents a series of photographs of historic Parisian buildings undergoing restoration. During
construction, the façades are hidden behind printed tarpaulins — showing either oversized advertisements or
photographic reproductions of the buildings themselves.
These temporary surfaces create illusionistic décors that conceal both the scaffolding and the transformation of
the city. The images highlight this ambiguity, between stone and PVC, reality and representation.
From Haussmann’s urban reforms to the Grand Paris project, the series reflects on a constantly evolving city and
reveals the hidden mechanisms that shape its appearance — one façade at a time.