Hervé HÔTE (born 1970) Lee Ufan, "Oeuvre en sous sol, 27 02 2022, Lee Ufan Foundation, Arles". 57 x 38 cm print on Baryta paper 59.4 x 42 cm Signed and dated Hervé Hôte is a photographer who devotes his professional time to observing and documenting the aesthetic and social turbulence generated by the installation of the Luma Foundation in Arles. For a dozen years now, institutions and private individuals have been offering him carte blanche photography, through which Hervé pursues this interesting and attractive project. In keeping with this Arlesian obsession, he is at the helm of the Festival été indien(s), a Food Festival, whose 6th edition will take place from September 26 to 29, 2024.

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