“Days of Threshold is a photographic project composed of 26 inkjet prints narrating the story of a country boy who has invented his own dream world. I have chosen a teenage boy to tell my story because of the autobiographical component of the project. Having already worked several times with him, we have developed an intimate relationship that has enabled me to access his imagination and world. Through this relationship, I have been able to establish a specific consistency and fluidity between the images. Reinterpreting various themes close to adolescence I have punctuated the storytelling with more abstract imagery, allowing me to vary the tone. I decided to only reveal fragments of this period in the life of the boy. The images are separated by only a thin line between childhood and adulthood. My character constantly crosses this line, navigating between the two positions despite always keeping one foot within childhood. For this project, similar to my previous work, I have established my own playground that has allowed me to play with different photographic styles such as portraiture, staged photography, documentary, and fiction.“
“ Days of Threshold is a photographic project composed of 26 inkjet prints narrating the story of a country boy who has invented his own dream world.
I have chosen a teenage boy to tell my story because of the autobiographical component of the project. Having already worked several times with him, we have developed an intimate relationship that has enabled me to access his imagination and world. Through this relationship, I have been able to establish a specific consistency and fluidity between the images.
Reinterpreting various themes close to adolescence I have punctuated the storytelling with more abstract imagery, allowing me to vary the tone. I decided to only reveal fragments of this period in the life of the boy. The images are separated by only a thin line between childhood and adulthood. My character constantly crosses this line, navigating between the two positions despite always keeping one foot within childhood.
For this project, similar to my previous work, I have established my own playground that has allowed me to play with different photographic styles such as portraiture, staged photography, documentary, and fiction. ”
Jeremy Ayer
BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Julien Bourdeille
Événement Lumineux Through an in-depth exploration of light as a narrative and sensory medium, first-year students created a short film on the theme “Luminous Event.” This project allows them to learn how to manage a complete audiovisual project while mastering the tools of filming, framing, and camera movement.
BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Natacha Lesueur
“What is clearly conceived can be clearly expressed, and the words to say it come easily.” Nicholas Boileau, *L’art poétique*. As students embark on their final year of study at ECAL, with their interests and methods taking shape, this final project offers an opportunity to challenge their own rules, established practices and influences, to refuse to settle for the status quo and to take risks.
BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Nicolas Poillot
By conceptualizing and producing visual content as part of an editorial series, students will explore the concept of applied photography in a practical, creative, and professional manner, working closely with Art Director Nicolas Poillot.
BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Anoush Abrar
DRIVE For this week’s theme, “Drive,” first-year photography students were asked to create a portrait shot on medium-format film. Inspired by the sensation of a first driving experience, travel, empowerment, or discovery, the week aimed to explore the relationship between one or more people and a vehicle.
BA GRAPHIC DESIGN
BA MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN
BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Jean-Vincent Simonet, Léonard Guyot, Florian Pittet (Sigmasix), Vincent Jacquier, Julien Gurtner
During a week of collaborative work, first-year students in the Visual Communication department at ECAL were given the ambitious task of creating a complete audiovisual experience, designing a light and sound architecture based solely on five original musical compositions. Using a central totem-like screen installation and projections on the surrounding walls, enhanced with lasers, they created a visual environment, broadcast in real time, which was presented as a performance to the public at the end of the week. The aim was to construct a universe capable of fully utilizing the space and the various stage elements, inviting the audience to move around and experience the live performance in its entirety. Five cross-functional creative groups, each with a different sound base, were supervised by Jean-Vincent Simonet and Léonard Guyot to produce images and test them throughout the week on the device, which was developed, set up and operated by a sixth group under the supervision of Florian Pittet, Matthieu Minguet and Achille Masson.