The Beast of Vosges

"In October 2017, Sébastien Delahaye discovered the carcass of a deer cut in half in a clearing in the Massif des Vosges, the carcass of a deer cut in two. "Stripped of its head and front legs [...], yet there was no trace of blood or struggle around", he explains. Recalling the mysterious creature that made local headlines between 1977 and 1978 under the terrifying name of the "Beast of the Vosges", who is said to have decimated for several months before disappearing as suddenly as it had appeared, On returning from his walk, the French artist decided to use it as the starting point for a photographic investigation. Like a forensic technician, Sébastien Delahaye ventured out for several days in the mountains of eastern France in search of clues and traces, equipped with the instrument that will be the centerpiece of his investigation."

Musée de l'Elysée de Lausanne -reGeneration 4- exhibition catalog.