Christophe Bourguedieu's Retrospective at Biennale de Mulhouse
The Biennale de la photographie de Mulhouse is showcasing 'Avant la nuit' at La Filature, a retrospective of Christophe Bourguedieu’s artistry from August 22 to September 13, 2020, followed by a display at Château de Lunéville in the spring of 2021. This exhibition highlights recent works from a residency in Mulhouse in 2019, alongside photographs spanning two decades, categorized by their geographic origins. Bourguedieu employs a limited visual grammar while capturing images on site. His travels have taken him to locations such as Marseille, Saint-Nazaire, Clermont-Ferrand, Finland, Australia, and California. Themes of female portraits and male figures in action recur, illustrating a blend of urban outskirts and working-class narratives, revealing serene beauty amidst France’s ideological conflicts.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Avant la nuit' at La Filature, Mulhouse, from August 22 to September 13, 2020.
- Also at Château de Lunéville in spring 2021.
- Part of Biennale de la photographie de Mulhouse.
- Features new series from a 2019 residency in Mulhouse plus images from the past 20 years.
- Photographs organized by geographic origin: French vs. foreign.
- Recurring motif: female portraits frontally or three-quarter; male heads from behind.
- Formal echoes in the hang, e.g., a white coypu and a white dog.
- Industrial Mulhouse evoked by a brick holding a door open.
Entities
Artists
- Christophe Bourguedieu
Institutions
- Biennale de la photographie de Mulhouse
- La Filature
- Château de Lunéville
Locations
- Mulhouse
- France
- Lunéville
- Marseille
- Saint-Nazaire
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Finland
- Australia
- California
Sources
- artpress —