Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage

In this article, we look back at the invention of the underwater landscape by the pioneers of marine hunting and diving. We have attempted to reconstruct a part of this invention taking as a starting point the simple notion that most of us, even those of us who are not divers, can now imagine and pi...

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Main Author: Christophe Camus
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Language:fra
Published: Agrocampus Angers, Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage, ENP Blois, ENSAP Bordeaux, ENSAP Lille 2021-12-01
Series:Projets de Paysage
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/paysage/23539
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description In this article, we look back at the invention of the underwater landscape by the pioneers of marine hunting and diving. We have attempted to reconstruct a part of this invention taking as a starting point the simple notion that most of us, even those of us who are not divers, can now imagine and picture the ocean depths thanks to the efforts of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and other diving pioneers. The history of diving is well documented, but our study focuses on the ways in which it was described, narrated and shown in order to invent a landscape that for a long time had remained invisible and inaccessible to ordinary people. The article begins by looking back on the invisibility and inaccessibility of the depths of the "territory of the void" (The Lure of the Sea, Corbin, 1990), before providing a first glimpse of these depths by following an imaginary walk taken from Jules Verne’s Nautilus. Looking beyond the ancient fears and romanticised representations of the abyss, we investigate a first series of stories of exploratory, hunting and diving expeditions in places ranging from the tropical seas to the French Riviera that revealed the true nature of the abyss and at the same time invented modern subaquatic sports and leisure practices. Finally, remaining in the Mediterranean, we join Cousteau who, through his films and books, invents and puts on show an underwater landscape that is hospitable and can even be colonised or inhabited by humans.
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spelling doaj-art-853df5ab743743c1a4dd612cec95680e2025-02-05T16:21:24ZfraAgrocampus Angers, Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage, ENP Blois, ENSAP Bordeaux, ENSAP LilleProjets de Paysage1969-61242021-12-012510.4000/paysage.23539Sous les vagues bleues, le paysageChristophe CamusIn this article, we look back at the invention of the underwater landscape by the pioneers of marine hunting and diving. We have attempted to reconstruct a part of this invention taking as a starting point the simple notion that most of us, even those of us who are not divers, can now imagine and picture the ocean depths thanks to the efforts of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and other diving pioneers. The history of diving is well documented, but our study focuses on the ways in which it was described, narrated and shown in order to invent a landscape that for a long time had remained invisible and inaccessible to ordinary people. The article begins by looking back on the invisibility and inaccessibility of the depths of the "territory of the void" (The Lure of the Sea, Corbin, 1990), before providing a first glimpse of these depths by following an imaginary walk taken from Jules Verne’s Nautilus. Looking beyond the ancient fears and romanticised representations of the abyss, we investigate a first series of stories of exploratory, hunting and diving expeditions in places ranging from the tropical seas to the French Riviera that revealed the true nature of the abyss and at the same time invented modern subaquatic sports and leisure practices. Finally, remaining in the Mediterranean, we join Cousteau who, through his films and books, invents and puts on show an underwater landscape that is hospitable and can even be colonised or inhabited by humans.https://journals.openedition.org/paysage/23539underwater landscapeunderwater sportsunderwater explorationJacques-Yves CousteauJules Verne
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underwater landscape
underwater sports
underwater exploration
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jules Verne
title Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage
title_full Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage
title_fullStr Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage
title_full_unstemmed Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage
title_short Sous les vagues bleues, le paysage
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topic underwater landscape
underwater sports
underwater exploration
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jules Verne
url https://journals.openedition.org/paysage/23539
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