Mayday (extracts from the thesis) - What to say when committing suicide ?

Shots seen in the last manual named “Postcard”, from the suicide guide. Filled with really useful notes. Definitely. Have fun ! And a happy suicide ! (having a good second degree humour is highly recommended) nin

Shots were taken in Grand Siècle, Versailles ; Hospital Edouard Rist in Paris, the ENS lab, Brezin street, Nissim de Camondo Museum, Breakfast in America, Stefano’s loft.

Officially sponsored by Pentax Super A, Kodak Portra 400 VC and Ektar 100 rolls.

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Mayday (extracts from the thesis) - Where to commit suicide ?

Shots extracted from the manual “the most beautiful places”. Explorers gathered crucial information and spotted adorable places to spend your last hours. Enjoy ! nin

Shots were taken at the Chantiers Train station in Versailles and Hospital Edouard Rist in Paris.

Officially sponsored by Pentax Super A film camera and Kodak Ektar 100 films.

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MAYDAY (exctracts from the thesis) - How to commit suicide ?

Here are shots used in the different manuals I created for my thesis : Mayday, the suicide guide. I’ll publish snapshots of the print work in a few days, but let’s just enjoy those for the moment ! nin

Shots were taken at the Museum of fairground art in Paris and at the ENS Lab.

Officially sponsored by Pentax Super A film camera and Kodak Portra 400 VC films.

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Ouroux

Spent the weekend in a splennnnnnn-did tiny village in Burgundy called Ouroux-en-Morvan. Fields, cows, trains… passionating France ! Snapshots of what I’ve been able to find on my way. nin

All shots were taken with Minolta Dynax 404si (28-70 mm) and Kodak Ektar 100 films.

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Photos taken during my thesis while strolling around and waiting in train stations, public restrooms… I might even consider doing a series on that topic ! (don’t ask me why…) nin

All shots were taken with film camera Pentax Super A (35-105mm) and Kodak Ektar 100 films.

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New - New York

Graphic Designers print a lot… but they do know about recycling ! Here are some photographs i took on February 2008 re-used to create a book about, well, New York, as you had guessed. Writings were hand made, based upon Andy White’s prose on the city. Luckily enough, those pictures will be posters… Snapshots of the book coming up soon !

All photographs were shoot with Film Camera Pentax Super A.

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Mayday (the new Buh-Bye)

Bankrupted ? Brokenhearted ? Bored to death ? Want to slam the door on life ? Mayday, the suicide guide offers a lethal solution for every shitty and super pessimistic situation. With the help of worldwide surveys and in-depth post-mortem interviews, it establishes the Art of the Ideal suicide.

Mayday, the last book you’ll ever buy (bye) ! Thesis coming soon, June 2010.

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast…revisited !

We are thrilled to have this photo-illustration published in a book gathering works on this theme.

Also, Naty and I made 20 original and numbered A3 stamps…16 of which are available for sale ! Please contact me if you wish one of them. nin & naty

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Glimpses of the City 2.0 - Final ENGLISH Version

For those who just couldn’t wait for our video to be translated… here’s our off-beat vision of the famous City 2.0 that everybody is talking about… nin & naty

Enjoy it !

GLIMPSES OF CITY 2.0 /english version from nathalie melot-larcier on Vimeo.

Beauty State(ment)s - Final Version

Because Beauties are all linked together, the 14 videos had to appear in a unique sequence… Here goes the full version !

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Soundtrack : El Tango de Roxanne, Moulin Rouge original soundtrack

Solo Tu, Frida original soundtrack

Roméo + Juliet original soundtrack

Enjoy it !

BEAUTY STATE(MENT)S /full version from nathalie melot-larcier on Vimeo.