Par Anna Kovler
Déc, 2019
For years, Jean-François Bouchard has made work that documents people deemed to be on the “fringes” of society.
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For years, Jean-François Bouchard has made work that documents people deemed to be on the “fringes” of society.
Read MoreDans son plus récent projet photographique In Guns We Trust, Jean-François Bouchard, cofondateur de Sid Lee, explore la psyché américaine et la culture des armes à feu en plein coeur du désert de l’Arizona, dans le plus grand champ de tir des États-Unis.
Read MoreJean-François Bouchard journeyed deep into the heart of Arizona to document American gun culture and the tourism that has sprung up around it. The resulting photographs have a strong cinematic flavor, offering a dramatic view of the recreational use of military-grade weapons.
Read MoreThe Big Sandy is America’s largest machine-gun shooting range. It stretches a quarter of a mile across the western desert of Arizona, one of the most “gun-friendly” states in the country. Twice a year it is the venue for a three-day convention, where extreme gun enthusiasts sample their most sophisticated weapons.
Read MoreIn Arizona’s western desert, the Big Sandy lays claim to being the venue of the largest machine gun shoot in the United States. Twice a year, a crowd of legally armed machine gunners spends a weekend on the quarter-mile-long range firing at a wide range of targets.
Read MoreTwice a year, hundreds of America's most hardcore gun enthusiasts flock to the northern Arizona desert to spend a weekend firing military-grade weapons at pickup trucks, storage containers, and grounded propeller planes.
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