This project is a documentary photography project exploring the impact of climate change on high-mountain landscapes in the Alps. It was carried out mainly in the Vanoise National Park and in the Mont Blanc massif, in Chamonix. The project uses a technique known as ‘redscale’, employing both film and digital photography. Redscale involves reversing the image’s sensitivity to produce a predominantly red/orange tone. This technical choice is not merely decorative: it serves to break away from the usual,
contemplative and soothing image of the mountains, in order to create a visual atmosphere that is more
tense and alarming, in keeping with the subject matter. The work documents several concrete phenomena linked to
climate change in the mountains:
• The melting of glaciers and their measurable retreat
• The drying out of high-altitude soils
• Rockfalls linked to the thawing of permafrost
• Forest fires, including at altitudes where they were previously rare
• The issue of water: its increasing scarcity, its storage, reservoirs and infrastructure linked to its use
• The traces left by tourism (developments, infrastructure, trails, facilities linked to skiing and mass tourism)
The aim is to offer a different perspective on the alpine landscape: no longer a scene to be admired, but a space to be observed as an indicator of the transformations currently taking place.
contemplative and soothing image of the mountains, in order to create a visual atmosphere that is more
tense and alarming, in keeping with the subject matter. The work documents several concrete phenomena linked to
climate change in the mountains:
• The melting of glaciers and their measurable retreat
• The drying out of high-altitude soils
• Rockfalls linked to the thawing of permafrost
• Forest fires, including at altitudes where they were previously rare
• The issue of water: its increasing scarcity, its storage, reservoirs and infrastructure linked to its use
• The traces left by tourism (developments, infrastructure, trails, facilities linked to skiing and mass tourism)
The aim is to offer a different perspective on the alpine landscape: no longer a scene to be admired, but a space to be observed as an indicator of the transformations currently taking place.
