向阿瑟斯‧貝童致敬 (Acclaim to French Photographer -Yann Arthus Bertrand)

[顏雪花Catherine Yen]

(Bora,Bora,Polynesie Francaise, France)

(Veaux Marins de la baie de Somme,France)

(Colonnes de Daniel Buren au Paris)

彥‧阿瑟斯‧貝童(Yann Arthus Bertrand)—French Photographer

彥‧阿瑟斯‧貝童是法國偉大的攝影家，他的作品由藝術、人文出發，在對地球、人權及居住地等深度關懷的情懷與態度上，他是遠遠超越宗教的，他的寬宏思維裡沒有國界，不分人種，其影響力無遠弗屆；他是真正的地球村人，一個由高空俯瞰地球，以廣角記錄地球之美、紀錄人類的愚行及人性的醜陋，在作品中卻又充滿同情與美感。近年來，他的影片加入更多的原民背景音樂，對大地與祖靈的呼喚是如此震撼人心---一個你眼睛不能不注視的藝術家，一個你不能不省思的課題，他將引導你進入一個非凡的境界。

Capture the Fragile Earth in Wide Angle (Ted.com) http://www.ted.com/talks/yann_arthus_bertrand_captures_fragile_earth_in_wide_angle.html

Home- un Film de Yann Arthus Bertrand

http://www.home-2009.com/fr/index.html

Earth from Above

http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/

The French greatest photogrpher, Yann Arthus-Bertrand had taken series of photographs such as "Earth from Above", " Home " the film and some special featuring series etc. The former one is especially amazing in recording of the earth from above by 365 days. Yann is not only taken the fantastic and gorgeous pictures but also make a record as "The earth in numbers" that we can view how and what the people live differently on the earth and knowing the discrimination is actually existed.

. 40% of the world population does not have electricity-that totals about 2.5 billion people. . 47% of the world's population lives on less than two US dollars per day.
. The share of the 50 poorest countries in world trade has gone from 4% to 2% over the last
decade(until 2000)
. 33% of children under the age of 5 suffer from malnutrition.
. one out of four adults is illiterate in the world.
. One out of five people in the world does not have access to modern healthcare.
. 95% of the people infected with AIDS live indeveloping countries.
. The foreign debt of developing countries has grown more than 6 times its amount since
1970, totoally 2.8 trillion dollars in 1999.
. Developed countries represent 86% of private expenditure consumption.
. OECD countries share 67% of worldwide trade (7trillion dollars).
. The total wealth of 200 richest people is 1.14 trillion dollars.
. The unemployment rate is around 4%.
. One person in France produces 350kg of household waste in one year.(that is 1kg per day)
. One person in US produces 700 kg of household waste in one year.
. Almost half of the 17,000 natural reserves in the world are currently being used for
argricultural purposes.
. One person in France consumes between 150 and 250 liters of water per day.
. The average Kenyan uses 4 liters of water per day.
. One person in New York consumes 680 liters per day.

The above record is excerpted from "The earth in Numbers"of "Earth from Above"

Yann's art works are fully and officially supported by France and had made several