Le Clown de Cœur

CAS International Photo Contest Winner Series

Featured Photographer:

Liz Lorenz 

Description:

"Le Clown de Cœur was taken in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a quartier on the left bank of Paris, shortly after Valentine's Day. Red paper hearts are still in the windows of a shop in the City of Love. Along with the nearby couple, the decorations reflect in the restaurant window-- the clown's lair. Captured from the outside of the café, his strange gesture and frozen, illegible expression are jarring compared to the lovely street scene. With their juxtaposition and the erie prominence of the clown's transparent figure, the image becomes fantastical and bizarre. Evoking the surreal reflections in the work of Paris based photographer Eugène Atget, Le Clown de Cœur explores various representations of and associations with the city where I feel most inspired."

 

Stop by the lounge at the CAS Advising Center in the Silver Building to see Liz's photo, as well as the other winners!