{"title":"François Decobecq","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eBorn in 1983 in Saint-Étienne (France), François lives and works in the south-east of France, not far from the sea.\u003cbr data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eAt the age of 20, he crossed the Atlantic by sailboat, departing from the island of Saint Martin. Along the way he stopped in the Azores and Gibraltar before arriving in Port-Camargue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eAfter returning, he devoted himself to his passion for plants, particularly cactus and mandrakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eSelf-taught, he is both a photographer and illustrator and, quite naturally, a friend of plants, which he grows, grafts and collects.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"les-plantes-et-babylone-book","title":"Les Plantes et Babylone – Illustrated Art Book by François Decobecq","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a curated selection of photographs from \u003cem\u003ePlants of Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e, an ongoing project of daily snapshots initiated in 2006 by François Decobecq. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series celebrates the spontaneous vitality of ruderal plants encountered in urban settings, observed along the course of travels and movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding balance in the margins of the city, these plants manage to exist in places where they are least expected. The vegetal world takes root within urban space under unfavourable, and at times hostile, conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photographic work is guided less by the appearance of the plants than by a desire to share the quiet beauty of their unassuming presence in the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelf-published in 2018, this publication brings together a selection of more than 200 photographs illustrating the diversity of plant life found across different cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc space-y-2.5 pl-7\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003ePhotographs: François Decobecq\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eGraphic design: Système Sensible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003ePrinting: Escourbiac, Graulhet (France)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eLegal deposit: First quarter of 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eFormat: 156 × 234 mm, 144 pages, sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eBrand: François Decobecq\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"François Decobecq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310293688668,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0227\/0933\/8176\/files\/les-plantes-et-babylone-book-6561210.png?v=1776844928"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0227\/0933\/8176\/collections\/francois-decobecq-2448196.jpg?v=1776847583","url":"https:\/\/re-leafshop.com\/en-fi\/collections\/francois-decobecq.oembed","provider":"Re-leaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}