About

Scattered patches of grass growing around rusting iron girders, decommissioned machines and motorcycles, and guard dogs on chain leashes—these are all motifs that Kelly Tissot (*1995, Annecy, FR) elects for her photographs. She brings into view what humans use, tame, and try to control on a daily basis, presenting material that carries us into deep landscapes and devices and machines we use to alter or move through nature. The artist’s work is characterized by social and sociological spaces with numerous stratifications and frictions. Her artistic exploration begins where culture meets …