JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE ATCHIVES
A “Journey to the Heart of the Archives” ? ... Yes, the Douai Municipal Archives were the destination, an unusual destination, it is true…
A trip that would not have been as rich without the enthusiasm with which Pascale Bréemersch, Curator, welcomed and followed this project, without the patience and availability of Fabrice Blassel and without the warm welcome of Ophélie Gérard, new Director , Annick Degouy, Anne-Sophie Caron and Denis Grzesiak.
This photographic work is not that of an archivist who would seek to show all the treasures that the place contains. It is that of a photographer who has a look, his look...
A photographer can marvel at details, play on lines, colors, materials ... On the shelves he can - digitally speaking, of course - upset the established order. He can even go so far as to cut up precious documents, rearrange them, revisit some of them or, on the contrary, highlight the weight of the years. Is it betraying the real? No, it is to interpret it and perhaps make everyone want to discover this world, or any other world, with its sensitivity ...
The 40 compositions produced were the subject of an exhibition at the Douai Municipal Archives from September 19 to December 13, 2019 ... with extension until January 2020.
Everyone can (re) discover this exhibition thanks to the video produced by Anne-Laure :
https://www.youtube.com/w...eature=youtu.be
In addition, a catalog (A4, landscape format) reproducing all of the compositions has been published, copies are always available ...
A trip that would not have been as rich without the enthusiasm with which Pascale Bréemersch, Curator, welcomed and followed this project, without the patience and availability of Fabrice Blassel and without the warm welcome of Ophélie Gérard, new Director , Annick Degouy, Anne-Sophie Caron and Denis Grzesiak.
This photographic work is not that of an archivist who would seek to show all the treasures that the place contains. It is that of a photographer who has a look, his look...
A photographer can marvel at details, play on lines, colors, materials ... On the shelves he can - digitally speaking, of course - upset the established order. He can even go so far as to cut up precious documents, rearrange them, revisit some of them or, on the contrary, highlight the weight of the years. Is it betraying the real? No, it is to interpret it and perhaps make everyone want to discover this world, or any other world, with its sensitivity ...
The 40 compositions produced were the subject of an exhibition at the Douai Municipal Archives from September 19 to December 13, 2019 ... with extension until January 2020.
Everyone can (re) discover this exhibition thanks to the video produced by Anne-Laure :
https://www.youtube.com/w...eature=youtu.be
In addition, a catalog (A4, landscape format) reproducing all of the compositions has been published, copies are always available ...
