Route du Soleil
Dublin Core
Title
Route du Soleil
Shelfmark - 262.PER/TRVL.GOOSSENS
Subject
Fine Art
Description
Photography gives Cleo something to hold on to. For over ten years she has been looking for timelessness in various subjects like landscapes, distinctive sports club clothing, architecture, coincidental stillness on the street in people, and objects. Ever since the sudden passing of her dad Hein Goossens photography has been Cleo’s way of dealing with loss.
Together with her partner Steven Janson she traveled to different continents to eventually tell her story of the last ten years through “Route du Soleil”. “The reason for making this book lies in the ten years that my dad has passed and the ten years that I have been together with Steven. It’s an ode to love, and the love from and for my parents.” The title of the book refers to that same love: “In 1981 my parents drove the Route Du Soleil in their canary yellow Renault 4 and by chance stopped in the little village Bédoin, located at the foot of the Mont Ventoux. It became an important place for our family.”
Together with her partner Steven Janson she traveled to different continents to eventually tell her story of the last ten years through “Route du Soleil”. “The reason for making this book lies in the ten years that my dad has passed and the ten years that I have been together with Steven. It’s an ode to love, and the love from and for my parents.” The title of the book refers to that same love: “In 1981 my parents drove the Route Du Soleil in their canary yellow Renault 4 and by chance stopped in the little village Bédoin, located at the foot of the Mont Ventoux. It became an important place for our family.”
Creator
Cleo Goossens
Publisher
Self published
Date
2020
Format
Cover: Linnen with foil stamp and tip-in photo.
Paper: Magno volume 150 gr.
Print: Offset
Binding: Sewn binding
Paper: Magno volume 150 gr.
Print: Offset
Binding: Sewn binding
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
23 x 65 cm
Number of Pages
64
Number of images
44
Edition Size
400
Place of Publication
Eindhoven
Designer
Detlet
Editor
Wouter van Herwaarden & Cleo Goossens
Printer
Die Keure, Brugge
ISBN
978-90-9033056-3
Website
www.cleogoossens.nl
URL Link to project
www.cleogoossens.shop
Where to buy
My webshop, Motta artbooks (NL) Utrechtse boekenbar (NL) Stedelijk museum Breda (NL) Van Abbe Museum (NL) Gallery Fleur & Wouter (NL) Book & Sons (JP) (more soon)
Links to reviews
https://www.vogue.it/fotografia/article/route-du-soleil-photobook-by-cleo-goossens
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmx7n/photography-cleo-goossens-interview
https://elephant.art/cleo-goossens-images-reimagine-sun-soaked-road-trips-and-family-holidays-07082020/
https://www.volkskrant.nl/foto/gitzwarte-tinten-en-melancholiek-licht-in-deze-drie-rijke-fotoboeken~b0b998bb/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmx7n/photography-cleo-goossens-interview
https://elephant.art/cleo-goossens-images-reimagine-sun-soaked-road-trips-and-family-holidays-07082020/
https://www.volkskrant.nl/foto/gitzwarte-tinten-en-melancholiek-licht-in-deze-drie-rijke-fotoboeken~b0b998bb/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Collection
Citation
Cleo Goossens, “Route du Soleil,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed October 31, 2025, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/262.