The Château de Gruyères invites Laurence Kubski to present a selection of images from her series "Crickets". This photographic project invites the public to discover the millennial enthusiasm of Chinese and Chinese for crickets. Musician, Fighter or lucky charm, The cricket has occupied an important place for more than a millennium in the Chinese tradition. On the occasion of Esplanade photo, Laurence Kubski highlights this passion that still ignites the Empire in the middle today. Prized for their stridlant song, The crickets are also for the fighting. Sometimes exchanged for thousands of yuan, The precious insects compete in the arena to the delight of the public who, Despite the ban, Sometimes discreetly bet on a champion.

In Crickets, The photographer of Friborg origin explores the Shandong corn fields or the vast animal markets in big cities. Leaving to meet insect hunters, merchants or collectors, Laurence Kubski delivers a series of images, composed with finesse, in which she probes the relationship of the Chinese with this emblematic animal.