

Lila et Arsène, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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43 x 86 cm / 17 x 34 inch
Matthias OLMETA was born in Marseille (France) in 1968. At the age of 16, he has been fond of photography, the next year he decided to study it. In order to do so, Matthias OLMETA went to Los Angeles and studied visual arts at Santa Monica City College, from which he graduated in 1991. During his American stay of seven years, he traveled a lot, especially to Mexico. These first getaways put the bases of a more general approach of search for other one and somewhere else. Back in France, he has carried on travelling. Matthias OLMETA photographs misfits: prostitutes in Athens or psychiatric patients in Havana, of which he succeeded in being accepted. 2006, new path, Matthias OLMETA has worked on his fears. He encountered shamanism and renew his photographic approach. Traditional photographic techniques sparkled his interest. In essence, a return to the roots of photography with amb...
Format : Horizontal
Type : Black & White
Theme : Portrait
Shipibo 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Elior 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Tara 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Louis, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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70 x 70 cm / 27,6 x 27,6 inch
Noémie, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography, Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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70 x 70 cm / 27,6 x 27,6 inch
Shipibo 5, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Khansine, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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50 x 50 cm / 19,7 x 19,7 inch
Adele 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Erine 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Shipibo 9, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Pauline 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Khansine 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Olmeta, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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50 x 50 cm / 19,7 x 19,7 inch
Laurette, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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50 x 50 cm / 19,7 x 19,7 inch
Shipibo 4, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Shipibo 12, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Maceo 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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Ambrotype (collodion positive)
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Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Gia 1, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Gabriel et Jamila, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
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70 x 140 cm / 27,5 x 55 inch
Shipibo 10, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Eliette, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
50 x 50 cm / 19,7 x 19,7 inch
Ines et Grego, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
70 x 140 cm / 27,5 x 55 inch
Maceo 2, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch
Olmeta, series: 'Letters to my grandchildren'
Original photography
Ambrotype (collodion positive)
Unique original
Signed, titled and dated on the back
23 x 23 cm / 9,1 x 9,1 inch