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"The interest of a photograph can rely on its own plastic syntax: blur, instantaneousness, wide-angle or
telelens vision... amongst all those specific languages, I mainly experimented with substrates and texture", said Roland Castro, a talentuous and well-known artist as well as an appreciated pedagogue.
Roland, who left us on Wednesday, August 3, 2005.
Discussing with him meant going beyond appearances, wondering about real motivations, "looking
farther away". But he was also a quiet man, open, attentive, respectful - always prepared to bring together
diverging opinions, and to unite them in the pursuit of a common project...
A couple of days before he passed away, he told us how delighted he was with the creation of Picto and sent us
his wishes of success. Quite natural after all for an artist who said once:"I think that all forms of art
coexisting today, from the most classical to the most contemporary, are all equally respectable."
or: "The pigment processes are very well adapted to most of the modern photographic
concepts. They add some elements of reflection to the most contemporary questionings and perspectives."
So long, Roland. Thanks for everything. You'll always be a source of inspiration....
For those who want to learn more about Roland, some pages well worth a visit:
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