Photography
XIAOXIAO XU - SHOOTING THE TIGER
Written by Xiaoxiao Xu
The snow covers the rooftops, muffles the sound, and makes us wonder if what we are seeing is real. Gods, emperors, and warriors with coloured robes and faces walk the white narrow roads. The noise of drums and fireworks will soon scare the demons. Shooting the Tiger by Xiaoxiao Xu (CN/NL) portrays the traditional festival Shèhu in the Northwest of China.
JEAN PAINLEVE - LES PIEDS DANS L'EAU
Written by Pia Viewing
Fasciné par les organismes vivants et les phénomènes de la matière, le réalisateur de documentaires scientifiques Jean Painlevé (1902-1989) n'a eu de cesse de partager ses découvertes avec le plus grand nombre.
DANA LIXENBERG - POLAROID
Written by Dana Lixenberg
Dana Lixenberg?s ?Polaroid 54/59/79? is remarkable collection reflecting the American celebrity culture she encountered in the 1990s and 2000s. It takes us back to the heyday of print media, when photos were primarily analogue.
GERALDINE JEANJEAN - ROCK-PAPER-ROOTS
Written by Geraldine Jeanjean
The small French village of Aumont, where Géraldine Jeanjean's grandmother lives, is filled with childhood memories and has been a subject for the photographer's work for many years. Her photos are proof of what her stories contain and identify the places that have almost become imaginary. By observing them, she noticed similarities between her children and her grandmother.
NICOLAS FLOC'H - DEEP SEA
Written by NICOLAS. FLOCH
Deep Sea' is a collection of eerie underwater images from the Lampaul Canyon in the Bay of Biscay, France. Made at depths of up to nearly 2,000 metres, these seascapes of otherworldly geologies seem rather barren at first sight, until a lone creature appears, caught by the camera's flash.
JURGEN BERGBAUER - LE CHIFFONNIER (THE RAG-PICKER)
Written by Adalbert Stifter
The 19th century flea market (marche aux puces) was originally a place were servants sold discarded and flea-infested clothing from their masters to poor people. The ragpicker (le chiffonnier) tried to make a living by rummaging through refuse in the streets to collect material for salvage. Today the social implications are more ambiguous.
JEWS OF IRAN: A PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLE
Written by Vahidmanesh, Parvaneh
This book reveals one of the most beautiful and complicated untold stories of our time.
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