Border lines

Author and artist Jaumes Privat lives in Aveyron in the south of France. His first creations date back to 1968. From 1971 to 1975, he became close to Lutte occitane, a political movement against the extension of the Larzac military camp (Aveyron). Since then, he has created his own artist books, exhibited, performed, and worked with musicians. He is an important author from the south of France. Dans les deux textes choisis ici, la source poétique occitane est rayée pour laisser place à une langue dominante (français ; anglais). Ces lignes frontières évoquent l’histoire linguistique de tout un territoire.