This deep passion for photography originally came to life as a way to fill the dead time while touring the world with his bands. Spending endless hours on the road, Barman began capturing a vast archive of pictures from entirely different places, countries, and major cities, turning the monotony of travel into a global visual exploration.
This approach is perfectly embodied in his series of tour bus photos, quite a few of which are on display. Shot through heavily tinted windows, these images use the dark glass to filter daylight into deep shadows, creating a powerful chiaroscuro effect that looks like night. The window frame naturally imposes a cinematic 16:9 widescreen ratio, while the faint reflection of the bus's interior ceiling light remains visible at the top, trapping the viewer inside the vehicle.
Rooting the exhibition even closer to its current surroundings, the collection also includes a piece captured right here in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, focusing on a tree at the Fondation Maeght, that grabbed his eye.
By focusing on the raw architecture of the image, Barman invites the viewer into a space where the boundaries of visual expression are blurred, showing us a world observed in passing, captured specifically for those who look beneath the surface.
