By: Erik Desmazières

Medium: Etching, aquatint & roulette
Year: 2013
ImageSize: 24.6 x 12.95 inches

In Le Magasin central des imprimés (Plate No. 3), Erik Desmazières transforms the interior of the Bibliothèque nationale de France’s print storage into an intricate architectural labyrinth. A steep metal stairway cuts sharply through stacked shelving, pipes, and gridded floors, amplifying the sense of vertical ascent and descent. Every surface—steel, tile, shadow, and structure—is rendered with his characteristic exactitude, turning this utilitarian space into a dramatic study of rhythm, geometry, and perspective.