Oasis - Matthieu Litt

Over the seasons, Matthieu Litt roamed the Ry-Ponet park, located in the Liège region. This valley, of great biological and scenic value, both natural and fragile, is under threat, coveted by property developers. In his poetic series Oasis, the photographer deliberately blurs boundaries. At its core, Oasis seeks to sketch out a space for utopian projections and escapism that go far beyond any specific geographical reality, while also raising the broader issue of preserving green lungs. More interested in recreating an aesthetic experience than capturing a static subject, Matthieu Litt consistently embeds the landscapes he explores within a sensitive cartography. In doing so, he strives—day after day—to renew our sense of belonging to the world, paying particular attention to the poetry of the everyday that surrounds us.

“Small fragile landscape which is above all, a landscape of images.
None more important than the other, no moment more decisive than the previous or the next. But everything counts, in its richness of detail, its incomparable banality, its light; the feeling of tranquility that sheds from one season to the next.
This is a pocket of greenery lost in the city and threatened by it; or through forgetfulness, neglect and greed. It is above all a maze of photos in which we venture through concentric layers, and where are measured and assembled, the respective presence and importance of humans, buildings and nature. »

- Emmanuel d'Autreppe