La furie et la foi — Jérémy Charbaut

A human story. A story of shadows and light that takes form within a territory where everything intermingles in the harshness and communion of transfigured souls and bodies.
This territory is the Saint-François district, an island within the city of Le Havre.

At the origin of the city, together with the Notre-Dame district, it was founded in 1541 by Francis I.

Partly destroyed during the Second World War, it withstood the architectural overhaul orchestrated by Auguste Perret after the war.
Facing Perret’s concrete architecture, it spreads out, surrounded by three basins, between the rebuilt city center and the port, and is only accessible by bridges connecting it to other districts, giving it an insular appearance.

How does one convey the pride of belonging, the attachment to a territory, the resistance, the singularity of the people who inhabit and defend it? How can the power of an almost insular universe, its drama, and its historical continuity be revealed?

For three years, from 2020 to 2023, photographer Jérémy Charbaut

settled “Chez Lili”, behind the bar.
This convivial place, formerly called “Le bon coin”, is a symbol of the Saint-François district.

“A place is only truly known once a dream has been sown there,” says Édouard Glissant.
Between the Maison de l’Armateur, the fishing port, the fish market, the Bassin du Roy and the Halle aux Poissons, “Chez Lili” spills out onto a large terrace in the midst of a maritime and port landscape.

A haven for sea workers and locals, the bistro enabled the photographer to forge strong human bonds and to immerse himself at the heart of the district.
He explores, tries to read the people and the habits specific to each territory. He listens to stories, imbued with joy and sorrow.
Friendships form.

Crowdfunding Campaign

This campaign was designed to finance the production costs of the book. Jérémy Charbaut has designed exclusive offers at preferential rates. Rewards could be collected in Le Havre or Paris during launch events (scheduled no later than December), or delivered directly to your home.

The campaign announced that the book would be available in all bookstores by late January 2026, coinciding with the namesake exhibition at the Théâtre de l’Hôtel-de-Ville in Le Havre.

Pre-ordering offered FURY AND FAITH ahead of its release, at a reduced price, with limited-edition art prints and a special case to enrich the visual experience.

Why Crowdfunding ?

The virtuous principle of crowdfunding (pre-purchase) allows artists to finance their work in advance. Contributors to this campaign became an integral part of the project, sharing in its success and strengthening the community behind it.

Publishing a photo book is costly. Yet in the age of the all-digital and the intangible, it is more vital than ever to preserve the material trace of a work: a lasting object that can be touched, shared, and revisited—an affirmation of the love of paper, a living medium that allows us to reenter the artist’s universe at any moment.