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2026-09-04

Divine light

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Interior of a small white chapel, Notre-Dame-du-Bois-de-la-Chaise, on Noirmoutier island: empty wooden pews under exposed roof timbers, a round stained-glass window depicting a white dove on a blue and turquoise background, an arched window letting in bright light.
LEICA M11-P, ISO 1600, f/9.5, 1/90 s
Interior of a small white chapel, Notre-Dame-du-Bois-de-la-Chaise, on Noirmoutier island: empty wooden pews under exposed roof timbers, a round stained-glass window depicting a white dove on a blue and turquoise background, an arched window letting in bright light.

On Noirmoutier, a small chapel where Malel's stained-glass windows cast their divine light.

Past the monumental villas of the Bois de la Chaise, on the island of Noirmoutier, a small white chapel catches my eye. The door is open and invites me in. I discover, with emotion, a coloured atmosphere, which contrasts with the harshness of the summer light. My eyes adjust to the darkness, and it is with a sense of bliss that I contemplate, one by one, the stained-glass windows of the artist Malel.

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