Published on the occasion of a major solo exhibition at Jeu de Paume Paris this book
encompasses 25 years of the photographic uvre of Luc Delahaye. Including all works Delahaye
produced between 2001 and 2025 the book covers the decisive period in which he increasingly
distanced himself from war photojournalism in the 1990s and committed himself to the field of
art. From Delahaye's early photographic tableaux to those composed on computer or staged as
well as his polyptychs series and videos-stills these images offer a restrained yet powerful
account of our troubled turbulent world. This catalogue raisonné offers a comprehensive
framework to trace the evolution of Delahaye's methods and themes identifying distinct periods
and examining the rigorous processes by which he draws the cartography of contemporary times. A
variety of texts and an in-depth interview with the artist provide insight to Delahaye's
elusive body of work-one that reflects on presence in the representation of the real on
history memory violence and our responsibility as viewers.
