Francis Meslet has an obsession: restoring life to abandoned places. Far from being sad or silent, his photos transcend these places and lead the spectators to imagine the laughter of children inside or the religious chants from a church. Francis Meslet has made poet Paul Valery’s words his motto: “It depends on those who pass / Whether I am a tomb or treasure / Whether I speak or am silent / The choice is yours alone / Friend, do not enter without desire!”