27. dokumentART
films & future
Following his everyday work ritual, a man rolls huge books in patterned fabrics, sets up powerful sewing machines and moves routinely from one work-station to another. The sign on the street invites people into this ‘centurial’ factory outlet, which offers lace and finely embroidered fabrics. In spite of slowing business, Dominique maintains his profession; one that may seems old-fashioned in the age of cheap textile production. The sensitively captured images convey a sense of nostalgia for a handcraft threatened with extinction.