Alain Fleischer on Multilingual Nomadism and Artistic Cross-Disciplinarity
In an interview with Hervé Gauville for artpress, Alain Fleischer discusses his multilingual upbringing and its impact on his artistic practice. His father's family lived in a Budapest suburb within a Jewish community decimated by deportation, while his mother, half-French and half-Spanish, was repatriated to France during Franco's regime. This nomadic experience between languages led Fleischer to imagine childhoods in various countries. Gauville questions him about his ability to move from one artistic practice to another—from literature to photography, photography to cinema, and cinema to visual arts. The interview appears in the context of the Mois de la photo.
Key facts
- Alain Fleischer's father's family lived in a Budapest suburb in a Jewish community decimated by deportation.
- Fleischer's mother, half-French and half-Spanish, was repatriated to France during Franco's regime.
- Fleischer's multilingual nomadism led him to imagine childhoods in various countries.
- Hervé Gauville interviews Fleischer about his cross-disciplinary artistic practice.
- Fleischer works across literature, photography, cinema, and visual arts.
- The interview is published in artpress.
- The interview is part of the Mois de la photo event.
- The article was published on November 1, 1994.
Entities
Artists
- Alain Fleischer
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary
- France
- Spain
Sources
- artpress —