Thibaud Poirier is a Paris-based photographer fascinated by architecture and urban environments. In his series titled Sacred Spaces, Poirier has registered the awe-inspiring interior design of modern churches in different cities in Europe and Japan.
Architecturally, Thibaud Poirier was inspired by the astounding variety of church design. There are only but a few physical signs that bind them together: a visual focal point, usually but not always a cross, rows of seating trained on the visual cue, and a space clearly designed to spark wonder, reflection, devotion.
Saint Anselm’s Meguro, Tokyo, Japan – Antonin Raymond, 1954Grundtvigs Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark – Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint, 1927Kirche am Hohenzollernplatz, Berlin, Germany – Johann Freidrich Höger, 1933Saint Jean Boscot, Paris, France – Dimitri & René Rotter, 1937Saint Joseph, Le Havre, France – Auguste Perret, 1956
Opstandingskerk, Amsterdam – Marius Duintjer, 1956Resurrection of Christ, Köln, Germany – Gottfried Böhm, 1957Notre Dame du Royan, Royan, France – Guillaume Gillet, 1958Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus, Metz, France – André Remondet, 1959Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo, Japan – Kenzo Tange, 1964Église du Saint Esprit, Viry-Châtillon – Anton Korady, 1964Notre dame du Chêne, Viroflay, France – Louis, Luc and Thierry Sainsaulieu, 1966Notre Dame de Toute Joie, Grigny, France – Claude Balick, 1973Kapelle, Berlin, Germany – Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank, 1999Saint Moritz, Augsburg, Germany – John Pawson, 2013
