A former top reporter with the Rapho agency, Hans Silvester is a tireless traveller. His photographs capture the state of the planet and humanity, subtle examples of the delicacy of an object, the grace of a gesture or the frightening magnificence of a disaster.

The exhibition Straight to the Point: Pétanque and Jeu Provençal Through the Lens of Hans Silvester shows an early observation of the game of boules in Provence in the 1970s. His method, based on a patient connection with his subject, is already apparent in this Provençal study. Set against perfectly mastered black and white backdrops, Hans Silvester’s images highlight the players' performances and convey the omnipresent Provençal drama. Not to forget the audience, the "gallery", at one around the players.

He invites visitors to join him in observing these men, women and children, focused on the moment, deeply involved in the game, a fragment of Provence such as he has experienced, imagined and described it for over sixty years.