Christophe is a french photographer more than 30 years, based between France and Sweden, his main work is portrait.
His work questions identity, community, territory and memory. Today he qualify it as a documentary style, following the definition of Walker Evans (USA 1903-1975). His research focuses on its subjective aspect. He seeks to image the reciprocal reactions of the place, the characters and the photographer. The shooting is desecrated the better to be mystified.
These major references are August Sander (Germany 1876-1964) for portraiture and Wright Morris (United States, 1910-1998) for architecture.
He works in the 4x5 inch camera on film and on medium format digitally. Combining the two processes gives him, flexibility and new possibilities. He have integrated video into his work for around ten years
Exhibitions & awards :
2024 Centrum for Fotografi, 25th Birthday, Stockholm
2024 Atelier de la Poissonnerie France
2022-2023 Heritage Citizens, Collège Innovant Pierre Emmanuel Pau France
2022 AT 42-18 Solaris, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Germany
2021-2022 "Gemeinsames LEBEN AUF DER Nordwolle"
Nordwolle Museum Germany
2021 Award 2nd prize Wipplay Portrait and Landscape
2021 Bunker Valentin: Erinnerungsort; Lebensort
Bremen Parliament, French Institute, Denkort BunkerValentin
2021 Award Public prize "Mon environnement de travail"
Usimages industrial heritage biennale France
2020 The Hidden Art Project Oldenburg Germany
2019 EHESS CNRS invitation conference
2019 Spectral City Alliance française Chennai, India
2019 Museum Bertrand France, Artisans
2018 Award of best modern film Hello Summer Beijing China
2018 Université Paris 13, Panorama
2017 Panorama in the cities of Pierrefitte & Villetaneuse
2017 "Sociales sciences : places and situations of everyday life" at the EHESS
2017 IAS Nantes "Artisans" France
2017 Sticking portraits 160X120cm in the city of Villetaneuse France
2016 European Young Photography Festival Circulation
2014 Salon des artistes Indre
2013 Surveys by Photography at the Université St Louis Bruxelles Belgium
1996 Viêt-Nam, first trip. Paris & Cannes France
1994 Portrait & Sculpture, Montmartre France
1992 Hoffmann price of photography Spain
Residencies :
2025 Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg BkV Bunker Valentin Germany
2024 Slipvillan, Folkets Hus & Historiska Museet "Linving Heritage in Stockholm City" Sweden
2023 MiAA Côte d'Opale DRAC, VVF & UNAT
2022 Collectif A Propos Heritage Citizens Pau/France
2022 EAC Parc naturel du Perche, France Résidence-mission
2020-2021 Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg NdW the Nordwolle Germany
2019-2020 Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg BkV Bunker Valentin Germany
Workshops :
2025 Lycée Polyvalent Blaise Pascal Chateauroux
2024 Middle School Jean Monnet Chateauroux, France
2023 PassCulture private lesson online +50H
2022 Perche natural park France " Le bâti Percheron" parcours EAC
2022 Gemeinsames LEBEN AUF DER Nordwolle Germany
2021 Nordwolle/Balsan France
2018-2019 Middle School Orléans & Chateauroux " Artisans"
Contributions :
Press : l'Express, Le Monde, La Tribune, National Magazine,De Groene Amsterdammer...
Magazine : Biba, Bon, DDCV, Otpimum, Standard, Technikart...
Advertissing : Colilove, Djibouti Telecom, Eurostar, Leclerc, Mairie de Paris, Playstation, Secours Catholique, VanLef, WWF...
Institutions: EHESS, HWK, IEA Paris, IEA Nantes, IMéRA, RFIEA....
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