Magdi Sénadji's Photographic Homage to Flaubert's Bovary
Magdi Sénadji presents a photographic series titled "Bovary," accompanied by a text from Pierre Michon. The work eschews realism and aestheticism, instead creating a signifying space that evokes the atmosphere and ironic poetry of Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary. Sénadji's images—landscapes, faces, interiors, animals, a rose, a stuffed bird, a clubfoot—allude indirectly to Flaubert's fictional world. Pierre Michon's accompanying text meditates on the drama of writing, referencing Flaubert's struggle for perfect prose and the legacy of writers like Daniel Oster. Michon concludes with the provocative statement, "Le monde se passe de prose" (The world does without prose). The series was published in artpress in October 2002.
Key facts
- Magdi Sénadji created a photographic series titled 'Bovary'.
- The series is inspired by Gustave Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary.
- Pierre Michon contributed a text to accompany the photographs.
- Sénadji's images include landscapes, faces, interiors, animals, a rose, a stuffed bird, and a clubfoot.
- The work avoids realism and aestheticism, focusing on atmosphere and ironic poetry.
- Michon's text discusses the drama of writing and Flaubert's pursuit of perfect prose.
- Michon references writer Daniel Oster as a 'son in misery' of Flaubert.
- The series was featured in artpress in October 2002.
Entities
Artists
- Magdi Sénadji
- Pierre Michon
- Gustave Flaubert
- Daniel Oster
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —