Aquifère

Aquifère – « Aquifère » is a publication born from a research made last summer in the Barronies valley, in the south-east of France, where we stayed for a month to meet « sourciers » (dowsers), persons which are reputed for having the gift and knowledge to find sense and locate groundwater. For a month, we got the opportunity to photograph their practice, harvest their stories and the ones from the other valley inhabitants strongly linked with the water resources and its challenges: farmers, shepherds, hydrogeologists, drillers, mayors…
Through this research around dowsing, symbolising a rural and sensitive know-how, we aim to question the use, exploitation and sharing of water, a vital resource at stake, and the ecological and political stakes around it.