For the past decade, I have retraced the photographs made in France by the Mission Héliographique photographers in 1851, who were commissioned to document and preserve the country’s ancient and medieval monuments. More than 175 years later, I rephotographed many of the same sites to explore how societies evolve, preserve, and alter their cultural heritage. To strengthen this historical connection, I used the original 19th-century salt-print process, learned from photographer Mark Osterman at the George Eastman Museum. Guided by the digitized Héliographique archive at the Musée d’Orsay, I made four trips to France. The photographs presented here are a small selection from this decade-long project.
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