Patrick Tosani's 'Changements d'état' at Pavillon populaire

The Pavillon populaire in Montpellier presents 'Changements d'état. 1983-2014', a retrospective of Patrick Tosani curated by François Cheval, running from June 27 to October 26, 2014. Tosani, trained as an architect, manipulates photography's capacity to fictionalize reality, as seen in his early works featuring monumental photographic bands repositioned in their original spaces. The exhibition includes previously unseen pieces that deconstruct space and perspective. Central to the show are recent works projecting urban views, protesters, and body parts onto architectural models, challenging viewers to analyze contemporary urbanity. Notable is 'La Grande Nef' (1984), projecting a church architecture onto red meat. The review by Charles-Arthur Boyer argues that Tosani's work blurs the line between plastic and documentary photography, suggesting dialogues with artists like Jean-Marc Bustamante, Sophie Ristelhueber, Valérie Jouve, and others.