Thierry Bouёt / Personal affairs

Thierry Bouёt “Personal Affairs”

Thierry Bouёt hunts for extraordinary objects sold on the site Le bon coin. The artist phones the advertisers, arranges a meeting and photographs the vendors with their goods. As a collection these photographs allow the author to create the fascinating portrait of a consumer society where anything and everything is for sale: an ancient castle, dog championship cups, a coffin no longer needed by whoever placed the order, and an incomplete set of pastis glasses.