Denis Brihat - Young saler of holy cards

Photograph of 1955.

It is in 1955 that Denis Brihat leaves for a trip to India that will last a whole year and where he will discover the north of the country. He puts all his technique, his tricks at the service of the images taken on the moment, so many striking testimonies that reflect the beauty of these places, the sensitivity of its inhabitants. On his return, he organized a very first Parisian exhibition that would arouse the admiration of all, thanks in particular to the innovative quality of the print mastered by Denis.

Capture the gaze of this child charged with selling pious images, contrast of whites and blacks in an India that opens a new era of its development in the aftermath of its independence, striking image of this true contrast between tradition and becoming...