Paris Photo 2026: Curators Zasha Colah and Francesco Zanot on Photography's Disappearance at 200
From November 12 to 15, 2026, the Voices section of Paris Photo 2026 will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris, featuring a preview on November 11. Curated by Zasha Colah and Francesco Zanot, the exhibition reflects on the potential decline of photography as it celebrates its 200th anniversary. Beginning with Nicéphore Niépce's View from the Window at Le Gras, the curators emphasize the medium's fragility in the face of AI and synthetic imagery, presenting disappearance as a form of transformation and hybridization with other art forms. Galleries such as AFRONOVA, Alexandra de Viveiros, and Camilla Grimaldi will participate. Artists like Léonard Pongo will explore themes of AI, war, and genocide. Colah also critiques the term 'Global South,' noting geopolitical issues affecting participation. Caterina Angelucci conducted the interview for Artribune.
Fatti principali
- Paris Photo 2026 runs from November 12 to 15, 2026, with a preview on November 11 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
- The Voices section is curated by Zasha Colah and Francesco Zanot and takes Nicéphore Niépce's View from the Window at Le Gras as its implicit starting point.
- The section explores the theme of 'disappearance' as photography celebrates its bicentennial, framing it as both loss and transformation.
- Participating galleries include AFRONOVA, Alexandra de Viveiros, Camilla Grimaldi, Charim, Gisela Clement, Monopol, Ithaque, Kodoji, Kristof De Clercq, Mazzoli, Miyako Yoshinaga, Petra Bibeau, Southern Guild, TAK Contemporary, and Viasaterna.
- Artists Léonard Pongo and Lebohang Kganye are cited as examples of hybridization with textiles, sculpture, and diorama.
- The curators highlight a political turn in photography, with artists responding to AI, war, genocide, and the military-industrial complex.
- Some invited participants could not attend due to ongoing wars in their countries and high fuel costs.
- Zasha Colah questions the usefulness of the term 'Global South,' citing India's complexity.
Entità
Artisti
Istituzioni
- Paris Photo
- Grand Palais
- AFRONOVA
- Alexandra de Viveiros
- Camilla Grimaldi
- Charim
- Gisela Clement
- Monopol
- Ithaque
- Kodoji
- Kristof De Clercq
- Mazzoli
- Miyako Yoshinaga
- Petra Bibeau
- Southern Guild
- TAK Contemporary
- Viasaterna
- Artribune
Luoghi
- Paris
- France
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
- Rome
- Italy
- Vienna
- Austria
- Bonn
- Germany
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Baden
- Switzerland
- Ghent
- Belgium
- Berlin
- New York
- United States
- Milan
- India