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Memory of an Empire
Water Territories
Amer
Casteddu
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Fine Prints
About
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Jean-Marc Balsière
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Tout Thau Tour
District 68
Memory of an Empire
Water Territories
Amer
Casteddu
Publishing
Fine Prints
About
Contact
A black and white photo of birdcages hanging from a ceiling with a large grid window in the background.
A man in a suit standing inside a small restaurant or food stall, looking down at something in his hands. The stall has curtains tied in the middle, and there are signs and images of food, including a chicken dish, on the window and walls. There is a
A black and white photo of a building with Japanese characters on the roof, a wooden fence in front, and two men in dark clothing walking past at night.
A woman standing in front of a patterned curtain, partially visible in a black-and-white photo. Only the upper part of her face and her dress are visible.
A man stands amidst a rubble-strewn, dilapidated urban area with old, crumbling buildings in the foreground, and modern high-rise buildings in the background.
Group of men in leather jackets gathering around a man seated at a table, some standing and looking on, in an outdoor alley with windowed building behind.
A woman with long hair wearing a leather jacket and white turtleneck under an outdoor structure with a metal roof.
Street scene in a city with a church, residential buildings, and two men sitting near birdcages in the foreground. One man is wearing sunglasses and a hat, the other has a short haircut and is wearing a leather jacket.
Black and white photo of various types of fish displayed on ice and in containers at an outdoor fish market stall.
A young man riding a horse at a rodeo event with other horses and riders in the background, blurred due to motion.
A black and white photo of birdcages hanging from a ceiling with a large grid window in the background.
A man in a suit standing inside a small restaurant or food stall, looking down at something in his hands. The stall has curtains tied in the middle, and there are signs and images of food, including a chicken dish, on the window and walls. There is a
A black and white photo of a building with Japanese characters on the roof, a wooden fence in front, and two men in dark clothing walking past at night.
A woman standing in front of a patterned curtain, partially visible in a black-and-white photo. Only the upper part of her face and her dress are visible.
A man stands amidst a rubble-strewn, dilapidated urban area with old, crumbling buildings in the foreground, and modern high-rise buildings in the background.
Group of men in leather jackets gathering around a man seated at a table, some standing and looking on, in an outdoor alley with windowed building behind.
A woman with long hair wearing a leather jacket and white turtleneck under an outdoor structure with a metal roof.
Street scene in a city with a church, residential buildings, and two men sitting near birdcages in the foreground. One man is wearing sunglasses and a hat, the other has a short haircut and is wearing a leather jacket.
Black and white photo of various types of fish displayed on ice and in containers at an outdoor fish market stall.
A young man riding a horse at a rodeo event with other horses and riders in the background, blurred due to motion.
  • There are lands where history weighs on every face, every stone, every gesture of daily life. Places where past and present coexist in a silent tension, almost palpable. It is in this fragile space that I photograph. Not to explain, nor to judge, but to bear witness. The lens as the only language. Silence as the only narrative. An empire in transformation leaves traces behind. These are the traces I seek: in an averted gaze, in the shadow of a wall, in the solitude of a man amid the movement of the world.

© Jean-Marc Balsière, 2026