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Description
“haïku d’amérique” is a photozine created by photographer and musician Éric Michel. Inspired by the minimalist form of Japanese ink wash painting, the zine reads like a travelogue filled with notes taken in the heart of the Montréal winter. The author draws a parallel between the spare quality of haiku and the immediacy of the photographic image.
The photographs of “haïku d’amérique” were taken between January 2023 and January 2025 on medium format film. All texts are written in French (a partial translation is available in the PDF below).
| Title | haïku d’amérique |
|---|---|
| Author | Éric Michel |
| Published | 2026 |
| Length | 36 pages + cover |
| Illustrations | 16 photographs |
| Language | French |
| Dimensions | 5.2 × 5.2 in (13.25 × 13.25 cm) |
| Weight | 44 g |
| Printing | color, soft cover |
| Editor | self-published |
| ISBN | 978‐2‐9824695‐0‐1 |
“haïku d’amérique” – Presentation
A few words from the author
«With their few black lines against a white background, these photographs were already aesthetically very close to Japanese ink wash painting, known as sumi-e. From there, it was but a short step to drawing a parallel with another form of short expression focused on the present moment, the haiku.
Although I am primarily interested in the language inherent in images, I noticed that prose was subtly creeping into the pages of this project. I considered protesting, but it would have been against a fait accompli; these two were already walking hand in hand.
Form, once again, had taken precedence over detail, and intuition easily prevailed over reason. I now had to find the right words. All that remained was to invoke the spirit of Bashō.»
— Éric Rico Michel
Availability
In Montréal, “haïku d’amérique” will soon be available in specialized bookstores. The photozine is available for consultation only at the National Library of Quebec, at Artexte and at Arcmtl.
Large format analog prints
Large format analog prints of each photograph in this series are also available, printed on archival-quality silver gelatin paper in a 24 × 24 inch (61 × 61 cm) format and mounted unframed on an aluminum sheet.
