Du pittoresque exotique de « l’ailleurs » au sublime identitaire de « l’ici »

Christian Germanaz

From the exotic pittoresque of “elsewhere” to the sublime identity of the “here”: Iconographic Fragments on the Reunion Landscape: the Drawings of Paul Cassien and the Photographs of André Blay

Du pittoresque exotique de « l’ailleurs » au sublime identitaire de « l’ici » : Fragments iconographiques sur le paysage réunionnais : les dessins de Paul Cassien et les clichés d’André Blay

Christian Germanaz ¹

1 CREGUR - Centre de Recherche en Géographie de l'Université de La Réunion

OIES - Océan Indien : Espaces et Sociétés

Abstract : Based on the iconographic trajectory marked out by Paul Cassien’s sketches and André Blay’s photographs, this paper will critically explore the exotic and identity-establishing landscapes of Reunion Island. It also unveils the changes in perception of this landscape, which notably entails an ‘evaporation’ of the exotic and a ‘condensation’ of identity. This evolution becomes particularly manifest as the island ceases to represent itself as Garden of Eden.

Keywords : Exotism identity landscape drawing photography iconology Paul Cassien (1835-1896) André Blay (1914-1918) Reunion island

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Humanities and Social Sciences / History

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