Francois Schaer’s passion for the mountains was the trigger for this series on white days. His landscapes of ski slopes assert the singularity of a “new contemporary landscape” through a vision akin to that of the romantic painters of the 19th century: far from denouncing the degradation of the mountains, Francois Schaer emphasises their aesthetics and sublimity. Jours blancs also takes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of snow: Francois Schaer has gone out to meet the workers of the white gold to produce an unvarnished portrait suggesting another reality linked to the mountain jobs in winter. A few images of competitive sport complete this “offbeat catalogue” of the world of skiing. The choice of photographing almost exclusively in White Days takes us into another dimension, with a uniform white glow enveloping the subjects and giving them a certain lightness, transforming the world of skiing into a surreal tale.