Dubai publications
First publications of my new project on Dubai, in De Standaard (BE) and De Volkskrant (NL), July 2016:
Instantes
Review of my exhibition at Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia in Almeria, on Instantes (in Spanish).
Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia
My exhibition 'Mediterraneo. La Continuidad del Hombre' has just opened at the Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia in Almeria, Spain. Thanks to Pablo Julia and the whole CAF-team for the nice collaboration and the warm welcome. On show until September 11th.
Students from the conservatorium of Almeria playing a moving version of Satie's Gymnopedie N°1 on klarinet on the opening night.
DOC*WERK
I received a DOC*WERK-grant from the Museum of Photography (FoMu) in Antwerp for my project on Dubai. The money will be used to finance my next trip to the Gulf.
DOC*WERK was established by FoMu, Centrum voor Beeldexpressie, deBuren, SOFAM, Fonds Patrick De Spiegelaere and Carl Uytterhaegen, to support documentary photographers.
Foto Festiwal Lodz
The Fotofestiwal in Lodz, Poland, started last week. A selection of 'Mediterranean. The Continuity of Man' was on show in the Grand Prix section of the major exhibition.
Athens Photo Festival
At the same time 'Mediterranean' is also on show in the Benaki Museum on the occasion of the Athens Photo Festival. I couldn't be there for the opening, but my colleague Catherine Leutenegger sent me this installation view.
A part ca les vacances!
I'll participate in the group show A part ça les vacances from June 17 to August 15 2016. The exhibition, curated by Emmanuel D'Autreppe, takes place in both Huy and Marchin, beautiful village in de Condroz region. With Bertrand Cavalier, Térèse Dehin, Sophie Deneumostier, Arnaud De Wolf, Nick Hannes, Jean Janssis, Jacky Lecouturier, Pierre Moreau, Plonk et Replonk,Jean-Jacques Sempé and some anonymous photographs.
About the exhibition (French only):
Les vacances «des uns» ne sont pas celles «des autres»; elles peuvent même en être l'enfer - ou les écraser sous les tombereaux de souvenirs ramenés et imposés par «les uns» de leur villégiature. A chacun ses goûts: à la mer ou à la montagne, en famille ou entre amis, seul dans un coin perdu ou même cloîtré chez soi.
«Les vacances à part ça», c'est un petit coin secret fait d'images d'Epinal, de cartes postales invivables ou de chromos sublimes, de prosaïsme ou de poésie, avec leurs dimensions universelles, de petites touches critiques, des ingrédients singuliers... et surtout des visions et des désirs jamais pareils, des paysages humains taillés pour les loisirs ou des quêtes insensées d'authenticité.
Les vacances, on s'épuise à les raconter, alors qu'une image suffit parfois.
Des vacances, de toute façon, c'est toujours «à part» et ailleurs, toujours autrement que ce qu'on imaginait.
PhotoMed @ Sanary
Just got back from Sanary-Sur-Mer at the Cote d'Azur, where PhotoMed is taking place, a photo festival about the Mediterranean countries. For the first time my series 'Mediterranean. The Continuity of Man' is being shown at the Med itself. Quite literally, as the exhibition takes place on the Ile des Embiez, the private island of Paul Ricard (the one of the pastis).
My show at Ile des Embiez
Nabil Canaan, Mustapha Idbihi and the family of Leila Alaoui on the ferry to Ile des Embiez.
Teaser for PhotoMed in the Gare de Lyon in Paris, showcasing my photo of Gibraltar.