Mistral is a portrait of Provence seen through its legendary wind.
Photographer Rachel Cobb illustrates the effects of this relentless
force of nature that funnels down France's Rhone Valley, sometimes
gusting to hurricane strength. The mistral is not just a weather
phenomenon: it is an integral part of the fabric of Provencal life
impacting its architecture, agriculture, landscape and culture.
Houses have few or no windows on the northwest, windward side and
the main entrance on the southern, sheltered side. Rows of trees
lining fields create windbreaks to shield crops. Artists have long
been drawn to the area for the clear skies that follow a mistral.
Nobody who lives or spends time in the region can escape the
mistral. It is everywhere yet nowhere to be seen. How do you
photograph the wind? With images of a leaf caught in flight,
grapevines lashed by powerful gusts ("You can taste the wine better
when there's a mistral," a winemaker says), a bride tangled in her
veil, and even spider webs oriented to withstand the wind. Out of
thin air Cobb makes us feel the unseen. Including an introduction
by Bill Buford and an excerpt from Paul Auster about his life in
Provence. Cobb draws from writing by Jean Giono, Frederic Mistral
and others. The book is designed by Yolanda Cuomo Design, NYC.
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