Domaine de La Florida

• Photographer
  Sébastien Michaud, Canada
• Studio
  Sébastien Michaud
• Website
  http://sebastiemichaud.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/sebastienmichaudphoto/

2500km north of Florida, is a camp ground that is quite
peculiar: Camping Domaine de la Florida, in St-Ambroise,
located in the Saguenay region in Canada. Created and
administered by the neighbouring RV retailer, Le Géant
Motorisé, this camp ground has willingness to offer the feeling
of being in Florida with, amongst other things, a faux Palm tree
decor, exotic street names and activities that would be practiced
by the « Snowbirds » (the Québec tourists) in Florida during the
winter months.

This series of photographs will give you a look into a way of life
and the habits of a generation, whom are, or will soon be,
retire; will redefine the notion of pleasure, vacations, and
community. On the grounds that are continuing to grow, with
all the advantages and inconveniences this gives the residents
of the small and peaceful village of St-Ambroise, there are 700
plots of land laid out. A whole new town or Ghetto is forming
within the other.

The lack of privacy that camping brings is hard for us to
appreciate, yet this is one of the qualities that the campers love
about the place. The cleanliness, the novelty, lack of privacy
and imitation of an American paradise are all factors that make
this site so alluring for multiple retirees and future retirees with
well rooted habits of a North American life style. Tired of the
sleep individualistic life style in their home towns, the residents
find a more humanistic and simplistic style of living that the
camp ground offers them without pretense.

Looking at these photographs is to reflect on the risk on the
mass social activities, their environment and the motivation of
the people who participate in them.

Multidisciplinary artist and teacher in visual art in Montréal, Sébastien Michaud was in his early thirties. He studied photography, visual arts and linguistics. Focusing on new ideas to artistic approaches and fuzzy binding, its intention is primarily to do works that will interest both young children as art critics.

Awards Mention honorable, catégorie professionnel "Fine Art/Still life" au PX3 prix de la Photographie,Paris 2015

Mention honorable, catégorie photographe professionnel "Editorial-daily life" au concours ND awards 2015

1er prix (gold award), catégorie professionnel "Portraiture/Wedding" au PX3 prix de la Photographie,Paris 2012

Mention honorable, catégorie professionnel "Press/Sport" au PX3 prix de la Photographie,Paris 2012

Gagnant et boursier au concours de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie pour son 50e anniversaire 2011

6e prix portrait concours image international (Photo Solution) 2009

4e prix environnement concours image international (Photo Sélection) 2002

Mention sélection-Lux Québec 2001


Expositions individuelles & collectives

Présences photographiques #02 - Festival de photographie d'auteur - Montélimar, France - 2015

International d'Art Miniature (collectif) - Regart (Centre d'Artistes en Art Actuel) - Lévis - 2015

Exposition collective consacrée aux artistes émergents - Espace F - Matane - 2014

Maison Beaudry (Maison de la culture P.A.T.) - Montréal 2014

Rencontres Internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie - Gaspésie 2013