LE BAL debuts Wilson photography collection for photography's bicentenary
To mark 200 years since photography began, LE BAL in Paris is putting on its first exhibition dedicated entirely to one collection: the Wilsons', from Michael and Jane Wilson and The Wilson Centre for Photography. The exhibit features 120 prints that explore the relationship between photographers and their subjects, highlighting everything from chance encounters to planned collaborations. It examines what these images reveal about connection, personal interactions, and the silent understanding created through eye contact. This event gives the public a rare chance to see pieces from the Wilsons' vast photographic archive.
Key facts
- Exhibition marks bicentenary of the birth of photography.
- First time LE BAL devotes an exhibition to a single collection.
- Collection belongs to Michael and Jane Wilson / The Wilson Centre for Photography.
- Exhibition includes 120 prints.
- Theme: relationship between photographer and subject.
- Explores fleeting encounters and staged collaborations.
- Examines complicity and the silent pact between photographer and subject.
- Held at LE BAL in Paris.
Entities
Artists
- Michael Wilson
- Jane Wilson
Institutions
- LE BAL
- The Wilson Centre for Photography
Locations
- Paris
- France