This photo is a reference to Rimbaud's poem.
It's part of a series called Le bac de Français. It was inspired by my son when he was revising for his baccalaureate.
The title echoes the miniature boat the man is holding and the theme of escape, drifting and intoxication, both mental and physical.
Rimbaud's poem evokes a boat drifting without a captain, a metaphor for loss of control and the search for somewhere else, which corresponds to the man's attitude in this photograph.
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