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Thomas Klotz Explores Urban Peripheries
Through 16 exhibited works, the artist investigates the liminal zones of cities — those often invisible outskirts where essential stories of our time unfold. On view until October 18, 2025, at Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière, in Paris.
By Jonas Cuénin. Photos by Thomas Klotz.
Six years after his first book, Northscape, devoted to his native region in northern France, Thomas Klotz reconnects with his early obsessions: street photography and the suburban landscapes that define our contemporary era. With “Periferia,” he expands the scope of his exploration, taking us through various parts of France — and even beyond.
The images on display span several countries and continents. From the Île-de-France to Argentina, through Poland, Guadeloupe, and the United States, Klotz walks these landscapes with precision and discipline. Each photograph captures the singular atmosphere of these marginal places. “Unlike Northscape (an earlier body of work) imbued with a sense of solitary wandering, ‘Periferia’ distinguishes itself through a re-humanization of his approach to territory. While acknowledging the formative role of humanist photography, Thomas Klotz has long sought to distance himself from that aesthetic,” explains Damarice Amao, author of the exhibition text and Curator at the Photography Department of the Centre Pompidou, Paris.