NEWS FROM THE AUTHORS
RDV•I publishes the news of the photographers and authors of photobooks who have exhibited during its events.
Ignacio HAASER
Beyond the aesthetic
and poetic side that certain images of the series « Cuba ay que luchar » (Cuba, we must fight) may evoke, the revolution was
not necessarily the solution to all the problems that existed before Castro
came to power. There is a certain balance, but it is very precarious and there
is still a significant dichotomy between the different strata of society. The
series also includes some portraits of young boxing apprentices at the Gimnasio
de Boxeo Rafael Trejo, which Alberto Gonzales Caturla, a former boxer turned
trainer, gave me the opportunity to realize shortly.
Jordy GROSBORNE
Realization of series inspired by the lockdown and the current situation:
- "Rêvalité” (pun of “dream” and “reality”)
- "Éloge du vide" (Laudation for the void)
- "Strasbourg un soir du 14 mars" (Strassbourg on the evening of March 14th)
In these uncertain moments, where the distance is covered with a veil of dreams, where only imagination can push the walls, the gaze is set on everyday life with another point of view. We discover a warm smile in the familiar, flowers don't fade here, already we are elsewhere. Not far from childhood without doubt, with this ability to see things that only speak to oneself, friends who are imaginary only for others who see mere objects in them. Here in this refuge, neither there nor elsewhere, just in "dream-reality".
Marie-Agnès KOPP
"Shores"
Time is nothing but eternity in motion. Representing both the movement of the instant, and the immobility of the timeless could be the way to represent a poetic destiny.
I have an exhibition planned for September 15-29, 2020, in Strasbourg, at the church of St-Pierre le Vieux, which will be called "la Route".
Finally, I am going to publish a second book of my photographs accompanied by poems I wrote, in September 2020, published by Unicité. It will be entitled "On the Edge of the Wind".
Michel DAUMERGUE
Testimony
The trace, the absence, reveals something that was there, that existed there. Formerly intimate spaces reveal stories brought to light by destruction. More rarely, abandoned objects are still there.
The fundamental principle of photography is to freeze the moment, to bear witness to an "it has been". The destruction that generates these missing houses operates in a similar way. What is removed reveals the remains of a brutal vertical archaeology that the photographer in turn comes to fix. Just before the logic of the real estate sector replaces definitively this bygone past, by other stories and other lives.
I exhibit at Fontvieille (13) with Artprogress on September 4, 5 and 6, 2020, if all goes well.
Véronique ABOUR
Marrakich
I am
sending you an image of my last series "Marrakich" made in the
streets of Marrakech in the early morning.
"We
are nomads. Sometimes we pause for a short time in our search.”
[Photographer
REZA].
Jens PHILIPP
jPhlipp's
"The Golden Cage" refers to the bondage of our rich civilization in
times of Covid-19. The restriction of physical proximity makes him replace the
model by a concrete block.
Mariapa BRACCHI
Locked
down with my son Adrien since March 17, 2020, we take a photo every two days,
using only what is at hand.
We thus
remain creative and reactive.
Regarding
the scandal linked to the shortage of masks, we made our owns!
Melanie HABERKORN
Current
book project "The Pension – Little get aways"
Get away
refers to the escape from the real world and its demands in favour of an
illusory reality. In the productions of Melanie Haberkorn individuals are
portrayed at the border of outward appearance and imaginary self. The results
are subtly humorous syntheses of the two worlds which present themselves to the
viewer as bizarre situations that keep something of a mystery. The accessories
used symbolize the self-perception, dreams and fears of the portrayed persons
and stand symbolically for their occasional get aways from reality, for their
"little escapements".
Thibaut FROEHLY
"Always choose the
light"
An image
that reflects the situation we are going through. A situation filled with
uncertainty. A contrasting situation, which is not easy for anyone and affects
us all. A new and exceptional situation. This
vagueness makes the choices we have to make very difficult, in these times more
than ever. May our
choices always be enlightened, constructive and unifying.
Pascal REGALDI
"The life after"
Since the activity has come to a standstill, I document the reality of the small town where I live: Salins les Bains. I photograph all the local actors with my Leica and post one photo a day (associations, shopkeepers, but also inhabitants...) to create a link between all of them. The series was called "Confinés mais ensembles" (Lockdown, but together)" and was renamed "La vie d'après" (The life after).
I have upcoming exhibitions in June (usually) "Portraits of Craftsmen" in the gallery "Le Bocal" at Salins les Bains and in September a musically accompanied exhibition in Ornans showing photos from Cuba: "le temps suspendu" (time suspended).