Descente Interdite

 Based on a colossal archival work, from 1984 to the present day, and thanks to an in-depth knowledge of the discipline and its masters, the author talks to many of the major players in this underground scene over 400 pages. More than 1,200 photos, documents, newspaper articles. Testimonies from officials, RATP inspectors and photographers. A journey into a little-known and fantastical universe, of lives dedicated to a forbidden activity that earns nothing. The book also offers a reflection on art, the position of the artist, the apprehension of the law and the forbidden, and the consequences of creation, on its place in a life...