The Attraction of Plants

Micro-publishing residency at Centre SAGAMIE, Alma, 2024

As part of this residency, I revisit my floral photography work. Transforming the initial images to create original photos of flowers that magnify their mysterious character, I then reproduces them in coloured pencils as a graphic complement. Poetic texts by Susie Levesque are also featured.

“The famous naturalist Darwin considered that there was an ‘abominable mystery’ in the evolution of flowers, when he was trying to understand the origin and rapid diversification of flowering plants all over the planet. Although their secrets have only recently been revealed, they remain as fascinating as ever, for beneath their fragile appearance lies a formidable adaptive efficiency. We’d even go so far as to say that they defy the limits of what’s possible. What if, through contact with them, I acquire an adaptability to life? Could this be the source of my attraction to flora?” Nathalie Lavoie

The book L’attrait végétal, published in a limited edition of 35 copies, is available at the Point de suspension bookstore in Chicoutimi and via the leslibraires.ca website.