Jean-Pierre Gilson
Jean-Pierre Gilson (born 25 April 1948) is a French landscape photographer. His work is held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France.
Jean-Pierre Gilson
- Born
- 1948 · Compiègne.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Pierre Gilson (born 25 April 1948) is a French landscape photographer. His work is held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France.
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Life and work
Life and work
Gilson is from Compiègne, France. He "spent over two years exploring the Somme, immersing himself in the surroundings and the 1916 battlefields", recording "the sites of commemorations, former battlegrounds and military cemeteries".
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Paris-Roubaix, 2005–2011, Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France, Douchy-les-Mines, France, December 2011 – January 2012
Life and career
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Life and career
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1948
Jean-Pierre Gilson born at Compiègne.
Publications
• Les Carmélites de Compiègne. Médialogue, 1989. • Scotland. Créaphis, 1991. With an introduction by Jacques Roubaud. • Scotland. Castor & Pollux, 2004. • Scotland. Créaphis, Paris, 2019. • Des Regards et vie. Contrejour (ouvrage collectif), 1991. • Compiègne en sa Forêt. Plon, 1994. • Plateau picard. 1995. • Le don du silence. Ouest-France, 1995. • Ireland. Marval, 1998. • Territoires de France. Marval, 2002. • Rivages. Centre Régional de la Photographie Hauts-de-France, 2006. • Paysages. Le Temps qu'il fait, 2007. • Portfolio, Paysages. la Photographie à Aix-en-Provence, Le Temps qu'il fait, 2009. • Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: portraits d'un village de forêt. • Compiègne, La ville, la forêt, l'agglomération. Diaphane, 2011; 2017. • Images en Seine. Point de vues, 2012. • Claude Monet à Giverny. Martinière, Paris, 2013. • Giverny il di Monet. L'Ippocampo, Milan, 2013. • Claude Monet's Gardens at Giverny. Abrams, New York, 2013. • Claude Monet in Giverny. Hirmer, Munich, 2013. • Lumières de la nuit. Sicae-Oise, 2014. • Somme 1916. Loco, Paris, 2016. • Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne. Théâtre Impérial, 2017. • Front de l'aube. des Cendres, 2017. • Les gens d'à bord. La cité des bateliers, 2018. • Traces 1918–2018. Office de tourisme du Pays noyonnais, 2018. • Fromages et vins. Foire aux fromages et aux vins, Compiègne, 2019. • Lilles-Nice. WYZ bike Challenge, Compiègne, 2019. • Forêt de Compiègne. Trans Photographic, Paris, 2020. • Visages & paysages de l'agriculture de l'Oise. Odyssée, 2022. • English Landscapes. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis, 2023. With a foreword by William Boyd.. • Campagne anglaise. Trans Photographic, 2023..
Collections
Gilson's work is held in the following permanent collections: • Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 2 prints (as of 28 September 2023) • Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France, Douchy-les-Mines, France: 14 prints (as of 28 September 2023)
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- 1.Biographie – Jean-Pierre Gilson. Jean-Pierre Gilson.
- 2.Jean-Pierre Gilson. Centre Pompidou.
- 3.Dark tourism and floating road: Photaumnales festival – in pictures. The Guardian. 2018-09-27. 0261-3077.
- 4.L'Ecosse de Gilson. Le Monde. 1991-11-30.
- 5.Jean-Pierre Gilson : Scotland. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2020-04-22.
- 6.Jean-Pierre Gilson photographe amoureux de la nature. Le Parisien. 2004-12-21.
- 7.Jean-Pierre Gilson à la rencontre de ses admirateurs. Le Parisien. 2002-12-08.
- 8.Jean-Pierre Gilson, Parks and gardens - Compiègne, Versailles, Giverny. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2018-10-13.
- 9.Deux nouveaux livres pour le photographe du Compiégnois. Le Parisien. 2011-10-12.
- 10.Images en Seine - Jean-Pierre Gilson. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2012-05-18.
- 11.Jean-Pierre Gilson rend hommage à Claude Monet. Le Parisien. 2013-04-28.
- 12.Compiègne : 100 ans après, il photographie les stigmates de la bataille de la Somme. Le Parisien. 2016-06-13.
- 13.Jean-Pierre Gilson : Jean-Pierre Gilson: Faces & Landscapes of agriculture in l'Oise. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2022-11-17.
- 14.Dewi Lewis Publishing : Jean-Pierre Gilson : English Landscapes. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2023-07-21.
- 15.« PARIS-ROUBAIX », 2005-2011 Cnap. www.cnap.fr.
- 16.GILSON Jean-Pierre. Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France.
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