In partnership with PhotoSaintGermain, the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the École nationale supérieure de la Photographie d'Arles continue their collaboration, joining forces once again to organize an exhibition titled Histoires matérielles. Photography is intimately tied to a material history, dependent on the extraction of minerals (from the silver of the medium's early days to the rare earths of Inner Mongolia today). Building on the question of extractivist legacies that runs through research at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, this exhibition takes the materiality of the image as its starting point, digging beneath the surface to uncover the hidden histories bound up with it. In related ways, it also touches on the modes of production behind a work, on an archaeological approach to media, and on an ecological and postcolonial perspective. It is open to forms both experimental and documentary. Working the material, extracting resources or data, unearthing histories, and bringing hidden areas to light are among the many paths explored.
École nationale supérieure de la Photographie d'Arles:
Aida Lechugo, Eliot Stein, Gabrielle Lubliner, Guillaume Chevalier Fustec, Lila Niel, Luka Perkins Petit, Melina Rard, Susanna de Vido, Adrien Limousin, Pol Gallo, Marion Hamiez, Calista Bizzari Malou, Teeradon Thongsaard
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris:
Augustin Decarsin, Josefa Caruz Clement, Joseph Rozé - Atelier Burki, Juliette Barthe, Mona Tchepiega, Nathan Galli, Nazanin Pirmohammadizadeh, Rachel Borenzstein, William Basseux, Mattéo Sita, Yijia Liu (Ika Ryu), Leonard Berthou, Clarisse Pillard, Amalia Kalifa, Lena Druhles
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
The Beaux-Arts is a place of training, artistic experimentation, exhibitions, collection conservation, and publishing. Its five-year program combines the foundational elements of artistic practice with the concerns of contemporary art. Its distinctive teaching approach is built on studio work coordinated by a renowned artist and on a wide range of techniques. The school holds a collection of more than 450,000 works, presented to the public through exhibitions and loans, within a listed historic architectural complex.
École nationale supérieure de la photographie d'Arles
Founded in 1982, the École nationale supérieure de la photographie in Arles is the only art school in France dedicated to photography. Open to students with two years of post-secondary study, it provides high-level training for photographers, video artists, and image professionals. Its demanding curriculum combines thorough training in contemporary practice, technical rigor, and theoretical reflection, along with continuing-education courses and workshops for amateurs and professionals.