Marseille, Tempête!

“Marseille, Tempête!” is a documentary series that seeks to capture the unsettling beauty of a threat in a suspended moment, playing on the contrast between the calm image of Mediterranean cities and the raw power of nature.

The Mediterranean sea, turned into a black bile, gently grazes the terraces of the coastline in a final warning. When the wind shifts, it's the entire world that falters. It's as if a sky laden with clouds, a sea too calm, and a declining light always bring us back to the intuition of the Deluge: one day, everything will be submerged by the ocean. Inhabited by this primal premonition, Adeline Care navigates through Marseille a few minutes before the storm. Nature holds its breath, like those boys with tense muscles, whom she photographs just before they leap into the water.

According to the deluge myth prevalent in almost all cultures worldwide, Humanity, swollen with pride, ends up engulfed by the waves. But there is no final judgment in the photographer's perspective; she prefers to capture the last moments of carefreeness. Here, a woman takes a selfie in a satin-like water. Offshore, swimmers believe they are in a pool while currents form around them. The threat approaches, and every element of the landscape seems to bid farewell: two rocks freeze before they can embrace one last time.

Adeline Care hunts storms, perhaps in search of a truth. If not a condensed essence of life before the void.