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9 DECADES AS SEEN BY 9 PHOTOS
Traditions and society codes show that art resides in a multitude of details.
These images all have one thing in common: they are all testimony to moments in our lives that do not belong to us but will live forever as works of art.
The photographs will be displayed at a temporary exhibition at Le Bon Marché, from 20 October until 8 November, 2020. The birthday exhibition will present the work of five French photographers: Olivier Amsellem, Keffer, Estelle Rancurel, Thierry Lebraly and Artus de Lavilléon, and four foreign photographers: Agata Pospieszynska (Poland), Conor Clinch (Ireland), Alex Franco (Spain) and Marie Wynants (Belgium). When the exhibition is over, the photos will be given to We Give Collab who will auction them on Instagram. All proceeds will be donated to charity.
Conor Clinch
THE 1950s
Conor Clinch is a photographer and director from Dublin. Originally from the north of the city, much of his inspiration is drawn from working-class culture and unique characters. It is a visual and verbal reflection on what “perfect” means to him. He began to achieve renown for his work behind the lens at the tender age of 16. When he was 18, he caught the eye of Rankin, who took him under his wing. This gave him the opportunity to be mentored by the iconic photographer when taking part in a photography-focused reality show. The programme was a springboard to fame for him, taking him on to London, where he has lived for a number of years, working for many dierent brands.
Artus Lavilléon
THE 1960s
Artus de Lavilléon is a versatile artist known and renowned for his black and white, frequently autobiographical, drawings. He has also worked on numerous projects, including exhibitions, installations, performances, plays and documentaries, and founded a number of places and magazines related to skateboarding and fashion. His own life and everyday concerns form the central focus of each of his projects, be they in photography or illustration. “A friend once told me that my primary occupation was adding to my experience of life so that I could then go on to represent it in one form or another.”une forme ou une autre. »
Agata Pospieszynska
THE 1930s
Agata was born in Warsaw, where she obtained her degree before leaving for London. Photography allows her to manipulate reality and capture people’s dreams. Agata’s ability to bring her own feminine vision of romanticism to what she does is illustrated in the body of her work, which reveals fresh images that are full of texture. Her considerable technical knowledge, coupled with her eye for detail and love of fashion, have produced images that are both unique and highly distinctive, making her a photographer recognised today for her sense of style in terms of imagery and storytelling.
Keffer
THE 1940s
Keffer first discovered photography through his desire to have a record of the street-art stencils that were his first works. This free spirit mixes people and ambiances as he wanders the world, snapping his subjects in impromptu studios. From the decadence of a Paris night to the soft beauty of a country dawn or the feverish, heart-pounding rhythm of a metropolis in movement, Keffer likes to capture moments that tell a story.
Estelle Rancurel
THE 1970s
Estelle grew up in Hyères, in the south of France, surrounded by the sound of the waves and the aura of the town’s Festival of Fashion Photography. This is what led her to fashion photography: fashion and images had become her joint passion. In 2001, she began to gain experience working for leading photographers, magazine editors, photography studios, etc. At the same time, she started doing fashion shoots for magazines and brands who were already turning to her for their projects. Her eye was drawn almost immediately to the world of the teenager - she liked capturing the beauty of youth, its heightened freedom, its sweet madness and its pure desire. Estelle is particularly attached to open casting calls - it is a central focus of her artistic approach, which she wants to be as raw and free from superficiality as possible. She is becoming increasingly interested in the skin - details such as a torso with a handwritten message on it, the nape of a neck, a pierced ear - anything that portrays youth’s sensuality, of which it is sometimes unaware.
Thierry Lebraly
THE 1980s
Thierry Lebraly grew up in the south of France. On graduating from art school he moved first to New York and then to Paris, where he worked as an assistant to many fashion photographers before launching his own career. His photographs are published in various magazines and he works with numerous fashion labels. He draws on a variety of inspirations, including his contemporaries, their feelings, life in general, etc. Movement and colour are the deciding factors in his compositions.
Alex Franco
THE 1990s
Alex Franco, originally from Barcelona, took an interest in photography very early on. A passionate autodidact, he moved to London in his early twenties and worked as photographic assistant to leading names in the fashion industry. Now established in London and Majorca, Franco creates a unique natural imagery, filled with character, style and storytelling. His approach to photography plays with shadows, geometric shapes and abstracting the body. He is also recognised for his work on the world around him, where he uses photography to raise awareness and initiate dialogue. In 2016, he spent quite some time in Calais, documenting the refugee crisis, which resulted in an exhibition and fund-raiser in aid of refugees.
Olivier Amsellem
THE 2000s
Prizewinner at the Hyères Fashion Photography Festival, co-founder of the Jogging concept store, interior decorator... Photography has been part of Olivier Amsellem’s life since he was born and will surely be a part of it when he dies. As he himself has said, photography is both a form of writing and a door to the major arts. Photographers do not make images, they take photographs of their lives, their feelings. Olivier lives and works in Marseille.
Marie Wynants
THE 2010s
Marie Wynants’s photographs are inspired by her early years as a professional dancer. The central theme of her artistic production is the elegance of the human body and its physical limitations. Her playful, voyeuristic approach leads her to tease, unbalance and abstract her subjects - and her audience - from their natural movements. Guided by her own, meticulously and continually observed experience as a dancer, Marie Wynants has developed a gift for directing others so that what they do expresses her own inner reality. Not only is her background in contemporary dance a permanent influence on her body of work, it is also the driving force behind the person that she has become over the course of the past few years. Marie lives in Anvers.
We give collab
A SOLIDARITY PLATFORM
We Give Collab is an Instagram solidarity sales platform, created voluntarily by 4 French women at the end of March 2020 to raise funds for caregivers during lockdown, and for other causes. The sale of these 4 pictures will benefit the Entourage association, which fights against exclusion, especially via LinkedOut, a professional network for those who don't have one, and which colours will be worn proudly during the next Vendée Globe.
Sale will take place on Instagram from 27th November to 14th December 2020.
Instagram @we_give_collab
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