Urban space stimulates Laurent Dequick's artistic creation. He stumbles onto both the remains of the past (structures, architecture or monuments) and symbols of contemporary cities (signs, road signs or advertisements). The photographer systematically seeks access to myths that certain images have created, transmitted or conveyed within collective memory.

**The artist: Laurent Dequick**

This 40 year old photographer is an architect by profession. There are signs of this in his work as it is first of all a reflection on contemporary cities and more specifically about the proliferation of modern urban space. Laurent Dequick's purpose is to accurately convey an impression of frenzy which results from a density of population and activity in urban areas: "Along the streets, the lights, the noise, the traffic, the swarms of pedestrians, the blend of smells, are so fascinating that no single shot can entirely capture it. Do choices have to be made? I don't think so; I don't want to?"