{"product_id":"025-thibaut-derien","title":"025, Thibaut Derien","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e025 - Thibaut Derien\u003c\/em\u003e is the twenty-fifth in an ongoing Bi-Monthly series publishing the work of emerging photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Thibaut Derien began travelling across France, avoiding major roads and soulless suburban sprawl; garish signs, prefab buildings, uniform housing estates, endless roundabouts. Instead, he sought out the last remaining small shops: abandoned, silent witnesses of forgotten trades and fashions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese empty storefronts — deserted and weathered by time —moved him. He photographed those that stirred a special kind of emotion, capturing the quiet dignity of their decay. They became the outlines of a ghost town, standing in quiet resistance to distant shopping centres and impersonal consumer hubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ghost city, shutters are drawn, doors sealed, windows bricked. The facades are stripped of depth, silencing what once made these places special: human connection, community, and proximity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a singer in the 2000s, Derien discovered photography while on tour. Today, shaped perhaps by the silence of these ghost towns, he has left music behind; trading words for images, and sound for stillness.\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Setanta Books\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e48 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e210 x 160 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Setanta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57030998622539,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/025-thibaut-derien-1305406.webp?v=1776177401","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/de\/products\/025-thibaut-derien","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}