| About JP
Gauvrit
Born
in 1963 in France. Born to photography 20 years later,
after discovering Alexander Rodtchenko’s low angle
shots. Photography becomes a regular activity after a
first series of jazz concerts, jazz music remains ever
since a constant source of inspiration, inseparable from
picture taking. 2009: On-going projects in China about ordinary cities (Zhengzhou in Henan province and Shenyang in Liaonin province) and in the outskirts of Paris (T2190) Winner in May 2007 of the on-line competition organized by "Vis-à-vis international Magazine", with 6 images extracted from his work about Shanghai In March 2008 publication of the book “Shanghai in JPG” and collective exhibition"Shanghai without the Oriental Pearl Tower" at the Epsite Gallery Shanghai January 2009: portfolio of 18 pictures with one text published in the French journal"Monde Chinois" |