These photographs represent tanks of wine in fermentation, seen from above.
“From grape to Stars” is an ongoing Project. It was born out of the desire to show the process of transformation, which is inherent to the universe. In this case it is the transformation of the grape into wine. This process started around 5000 years ago.
My wish, diving into the heart of these wine tanks, is to highlight a chemical operation that the majority of the public never sees, in order to reveal its cosmic dimension.
These wines are rare and precious, some of them are almost impossible to find. Almost all of them stand on small plots of 1 to 2 hectares, and derive their qualities and their complexity from exceptional terroir which, like our galaxy, carries with them the history of life.
Scientists have shown that the molecular diversity of a wine makes it possible to trace the evolution of its life and to read a "memory" of men. Furthermore, the slow evolution of the chemical particles of a wine inside a bottle is, on a smaller scale, similar to the evolution of microorganisms in the universe. So they use wine as a model
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Patrick Desgraupes is a French photographer. He has trained on the job in different Parisian studios and in labs, in which he acquired an understanding of light, one of the strong traits of his current works. He made photographs of portrait, fashion, decoration, architecture and still life. His work has been published since 2004 at Editions de la Martinière (his book on the National Parks of France gets the second place at the National Tourism Award in 2010 in Paris), in numerous magazines and brochures. He has become a recognized landscape specialist in the 4x5 inches large format camera, and his work has been published in the USA and in 7 European countries. He has made numerous exhibitions in Iceland, Belgium, France for the National Parks of France and the Ministry of Ecology, in Slovenia, on the island of Reunion and in Guadeloupe.His photographs testify to his passion for light.
He currently lives and works in France
He currently lives and works in France
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