Grenoble, 1925.
Period posters from the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism are displayed. We then realise they are posted on a city wall. Émile appears on his bike. It is 21 May 1925, the day of the exhibition's opening. Our reporter has chosen this date to carry out his photo report on the event. He stops near the entrance to watch the official procession and take a photograph of the French president arriving by car. He then continues on his way towards the monumental exhibition entrance, which he adds to his collection of photographs. As he passes through the entrance, someone offers him a programme. We then discover, through Émile's eyes, the pages of the leaflet which lists the venues, activities and highlights of the exhibition. Émile continues his stroll through the park, his route punctuated by several photographs: the Palace of Tourism, the Gardens, the Alpine Village and the Hydropower Pavilion. From a bird's-eye view, we see Émile's silhouette walking around the site. Then, we find him sitting on a bench about to take the programme out of his bag. He ticks off the places he has been on the map and ends up circling the tower, which, as far as we know, he has not yet photographed. He sets off again, his eyes fixed on something high up. We then find him, at night, at the foot of the tower. The tower stands like a lighthouse in the darkness. We understand that Émile wanted to conclude his visual narrative with this nocturnal view – a grand finale created by the tower's illuminations and imposing silhouette.