19 Saint-Savinien Church

Bamboo, cotton fabric, rope, each kite: 310 ✗ 180 ✗ 100 cm

During World War I, scientist Jacques-Théodore Saconney developed an unconventional method of aerial photography using kites. In "Train de cerfs-volants Saconney," Laurent Montaron revisits this invention, an early precursor to drones, thus providing a historical perspective on the technology that transformed our worldview. French General Jacques-Théodore Saconney experimented from the early 1900s with a system involving a series of kites capable of lifting aerial cameras or meteorological tools. His kite train contributed significantly to meteorological observations, mapping, and capturing dramatic photographs of landscapes and trenches during World War I.