Nicolas Giraud & Bertrand Stofleth: The Valley An Archeology in Photographs Published by Spector Books. Text by Jean-Christophe Bailly, Catherine & Raphaël Larrère, Pierre Musso, Alexandre Quoi, et al. Photographers explore the French rust belt and its deformation of the landscape The area that runs from Firminy through Saint-Etienne all the way to Lyon in France is known as the French rust belt. Through photographs, this publication captures the ongoing process of land degradation and economic exploitation that has plagued the area for the last 40 years.
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