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Benoît Cochet is the creator of Crèche of Light. His backlit silhouettes of the Holy Family are finding their way onto church squares, balconies, windows ...
“I’ve always loved making Christmas crèches — it’s been a passion since I was a child,” Benoît Cochet tells Aleteia. “I kept this passion alive when I became a father, and one year I invented a crèche of simple silhouettes installed under a staircase, made visible by backlighting.” And so the Crèche of Light (Crèche Lumière) adventure began.
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I find it really interesting that the characters don’t reveal themselves completely. Looking at silhouettes leaves space for the imagination. One person can imagine Mary smiling; someone else, Mary contemplating — everyone has room to imagine what’s going on,” he continues.
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“I’ve always loved making Christmas crèches — it’s been a passion since I was a child,” Benoît Cochet tells Aleteia. “I kept this passion alive when I became a father, and one year I invented a crèche of simple silhouettes installed under a staircase, made visible by backlighting.” And so the Crèche of Light (Crèche Lumière) adventure began.
“
I find it really interesting that the characters don’t reveal themselves completely. Looking at silhouettes leaves space for the imagination. One person can imagine Mary smiling; someone else, Mary contemplating — everyone has room to imagine what’s going on,” he continues.
The missionary power of a simple image
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This beautiful crèche is spreading in France and beyond
Benoît Cochet is the creator of Crèche of Light. His backlit silhouettes of the Holy Family are finding their way onto church squares, balconies, windows...
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