17 - Les Sims (Sims)

The title of this photo is "Sims" because the people in the picture seem unreal and unproductive as in the eponym videogame.

This series is named "17".

Why "17"? What’s the reasoning behind it ? Because chlorine, which is an essential component to swimming pools, is the 17th atom in the periodic table.
We have decided to be the witnesses of our civilization that is evolving fast. In a few years, the comfort and modernity that we took for granted will be impacted by an imposed sobriety in the use of our resources. Everywhere we look, we wonder what will happen tomorrow with: electricity, transportation and -of course- water. That's why we wanted to testify to these swimming pools that we found near our homes. These are places of relaxation, exchanges, carefree and games. We are imagining that they disappear but we already note that this year some of them have been abandoned as they are major energy consumer. Others have been emptied to water agricultural land in times of drought.

Our series is an anthropological reflection. Through theses images we speak of the disappearance of abundance and absolute consumption. We are forced into a paradigm shift linked to uncertainty amplified by global warming, Covid19 and international tensions.. The field of investigation is vast but everything seems to be linked. We’re submitting our work as areminder of the days of plenty.