Temple D'or D'Amritsar
François
Fontaine
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Temple D'or D'Amritsar
The town of Amritsar and the Harmandir Sâhib are situated in North-West India in Pendjab Province. Also known as the Golden Temple, this building dates from 1601. It is the most sacred building for the Sikhs. Covered with fine gold, it has pride of place in the middle of a sacred square lake 150 meters wide. Access to this lake is by four entrances which symbolise its openness to all people and all beliefs.
About the artist :
François
Fontaine
François Fontaine was born in 1968. He lives and works in Paris. As a history of art student at the Sorbonne, he developed a passion for photography. As the son of a naval officer this practice was closely linked to travel. Thereby he went to South-East Asia, Spain, Brazil, China, Japan and India. Each of these destinations was an opportunity to continue his artistic research from an iconographic point of view as well as stylistic. These series were awarded and François Fontaine was a finalist in the Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique in 1997, the Prix CCF in 2005 and the Leica Oscar Barnack Prize in 2006.
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