Editions Bessard

Editions Bessard Editions Bessard is a Paris-based independant publishing house created by Pierre Bessard in feb 2011

Editions Bessard is a Paris-based independant publishing house created by Pierre Bessard in 2010. Focusing on working with artists, writers and curators to realise intellectually challenging projects in book form.

The Cuvée Charlotte 2018 from Domaine de  is not merely a wine—it is a poem incarnated in the glass. Born on the secret ...
19/09/2025

The Cuvée Charlotte 2018 from Domaine de is not merely a wine—it is a poem incarnated in the glass. Born on the secret slopes of the canton of Neuchâtel, it carries the modesty and nobility of the land that saw it ripen, shaped by the attentive care of a viticulture respectful of nature’s rhythms.
Its ruby robe, radiant as a flame of youth, catches the eye and holds it. To those who know how to approach, its fragrance opens like a bouquet of confessions: cherry mingles with blackberry, violet whispers its discreet grace, and darker echoes—graphite, flint—recall the depth of the limestone soil that feeds its roots.On the palate, it is a vivid, proud caress: the velvet of a silky texture, the freshness of a clear breath, and the firmness of a tannic structure, upright as a truth that cannot be denied. Its momentum is sustained, the finish unfurls like a well-measured phrase, leaving behind the echo of an almost saline flavor, limpid as a confidence murmured at dusk.
Here, spice and chocolate enrich the whole, like two complicit shadows that grant the light its intensity. The balance is perfect: a wine at once ardent and restrained, generous without ever losing composure—like a heart that beats strong, yet still knows how to remain silent.

     In a world of constant change, photography transforms itself, offering a fresh perspective on reality and its repre...
19/09/2025

In a world of constant change, photography transforms itself, offering a fresh perspective on reality and its representations. Linda Zhengova embodies this new generation of artist-authors, where subjectivity intertwines with the archive, giving rise to a powerful dialogue between the intimate and the collective. Published in risograph by Éditions Bessard, her project—born almost by chance—reveals a singular journey, that of Ukrainian traveling models, figures both strong and vulnerable, embodying an invisible truth that the artist intensely explores.
At the intersection of their portraits and landscapes from her homeland, Zhengova creates a space of encounter, tension, and departure, where the body becomes more than a form: a passage, a portal toward erotica charged with emotions and energy. This fragile yet fiercely insistent work restores creativity in its purest state, born from chaos, showing how contemporary photography remains more than ever a reflection and agent of a society that is both anxious and passionate. A rare, limited, and signed edition that stands as an embodiment of the art of intimacy and uprootedness. .anderson

  This project happened as a coincidence, and it was actually never my intention; it just emerged out of itself when I l...
27/08/2025

This project happened as a coincidence, and it was actually never my intention; it just emerged out of itself when I looked back at my archive and realized that I had photographed many Ukrainian traveling models in the past months. I started to wonder why. The connection between us was instant. I felt we were a perfect match because these women embodied this mesmerizing mixture of power and vulnerability, a kind of truth I’m always searching for in people.
Though they’re constantly on the move, our paths crossed. I used my camera to peer into their glowing, restless souls, pressing it up against the charged aesthetics of erotica, where their bodies stopped being forms and became portals.
Untamed, insistent, and untethered. In the book, I paired their portraits with landscapes from my homeland, as a form of a mutual meeting point, an understanding, or perhaps a departure.
Thank you, Diana, Kate, Ksenia, Olivia, and Yulia, for unleashing the fire within yourselves and making me feel your warmth. Your ability to transform so fast and to make everything from nothing reminded me how much creativity
there is in chaos.
This edition is limited to just 80 signed copies, each featuring a numbered Polaroid on the cover and hand-written texts by
me inside.
Design by@thibaultgeffroy

  Les héros ont la vie courte by  design by    1er juillet 2007, Fersen 6 ans et Eva 4 ans quittent Paris pour vivre à 9...
14/08/2025

Les héros ont la vie courte by design by
1er juillet 2007, Fersen 6 ans et Eva 4 ans quittent Paris pour vivre à 900 km. La distance qui nous sépare désormais est à la hauteur du lien qui nous lie. Leur mère a toujours beaucoup voyagé, jusqu’ici cela renforçait la relation que j’entretenais avec mes enfants, mais cette fois son départ nous sépare.
Un projet a alors pris corps. Leur enfance s’entremêlent au souvenir de la mienne et cette séparation, à la mort accidentelle de mon père lorsque j’avais 10 ans.
Éclipsée la figure paternelle, je me suis contenté de petites choses et ai moins bien dormi la nuit. Quant à mes enfants, ils n’ont pas eu le temps de tuer le père, le héros a eu la vie trop courte.
J’ai photographié ce que je ne saurais exprimer autrement, des nœuds qui parfois étranglent ou enlacent… printedmatterinc

  Les héros ont la vie courte by  design by  1er juillet 2007, Fersen 6 ans et Eva 4 ans quittent Paris pour vivre à 900...
05/08/2025

Les héros ont la vie courte by design by

1er juillet 2007, Fersen 6 ans et Eva 4 ans quittent Paris pour vivre à 900 km. La distance qui nous sépare désormais est à la hauteur du lien qui nous lie. Leur mère a toujours beaucoup voyagé, jusqu’ici cela renforçait la relation que j’entretenais avec mes enfants, mais cette fois son départ nous sépare.
Un projet a alors pris corps. Leur enfance s’entremêlent au souvenir de la mienne et cette séparation, à la mort accidentelle de mon père lorsque j’avais 10 ans.
Éclipsée la figure paternelle, je me suis contenté de petites choses et ai moins bien dormi la nuit. Quant à mes enfants, ils n’ont pas eu le temps de tuer le père, le héros a eu la vie trop courte.
J’ai photographié ce que je ne saurais exprimer autrement, des nœuds qui parfois étranglent ou enlacent… printedmatterinc

Launch of Linda Zhengová’s latest book: Travelling ModelRisograph printed — at home. With love ❤️ A limited edition of 8...
03/08/2025

Launch of Linda Zhengová’s latest book: Travelling Model
Risograph printed — at home. With love ❤️
A limited edition of 80 signed copies, each featuring a unique Polaroid on the cover and handwritten texts by the female artist herself.

An artistbook both intimate and raw, blending analog photography, nudity, and a reflection on the body in motion.
A personal gesture. A home-made book.
A slow publication.
A n**e object.

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Launch of Linda Zhengová’s latest book: Travelling ModelRisograph printed — at home.A limited edition of 80 signed copie...
02/08/2025

Launch of Linda Zhengová’s latest book: Travelling Model
Risograph printed — at home.
A limited edition of 80 signed copies, each featuring a unique Polaroid on the cover and handwritten texts by the female artist herself.

An artistbook both intimate and raw, blending analog photography, nudity, and a reflection on the body in motion.
A personal gesture. A home-made book.
A slow publication.
A n**e object.

**e

 »My 1st photobook «Self-Love & Vulnerability» is OUT ! Printed in risograph, edited by  and designed by , this zine is ...
10/06/2025

»My 1st photobook «Self-Love & Vulnerability» is OUT ! Printed in risograph, edited by and designed by , this zine is a selection of photographs I have made the last couple of years. Some you have seen, portraits, bodies, spontaneous moments, shoots but also new ones unpublished and Uncensored and grained to the max.
Two of my paintings will also be in the photobook, one of which is the Cover.
The photobook is signed by me which enhances the uniqueness of it all.
! Hurry up and get your copy. ONLY 50 copies are available at editionsbessard.com **e

01/06/2025
 #  Proud that Emmanuelle Bousquet is offering me her very first book, published by our Dear   Over a glass of champagne...
16/05/2025

# Proud that Emmanuelle Bousquet is offering me her very first book, published by our Dear Over a glass of champagne at the Michelin-starred restaurant 🥂

  Signature at     of the     by the    Made at home with love
14/05/2025

Signature at of the by the Made at home with love

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