AZF
AZF, 2005 (extraits)
Set of photographs, variable dimensions
AZF (Azote de France) was a chemical factory in Toulouse that exploded on September 21th 2001 killing and wounding many people. It was classified a "Seveso type disaster", and the full environmental consequences of the catastrophe are not yet completely known. The series from which these photographs are taken was shot in 2005, by which time the place had become a wasteland ; the grounds and surrounding areas polluted to a depth of three meters.