The structure of the exhibition was not decided on in advance, rather it imposed itself naturally, with the intention that it be “poetic” with themes that are sufficiently open to allow for a playful dispersion of images. Firstly, it should be noted that eight themes emerged from this work. The selection work took a number of elements into account. How was the selection of the presented images carried out? Together, they construct a living portrait of civilization at the beginning of the 21st century. Photographers study the history of their medium, they respect it, building on the work of their predecessors.
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They do this work on their own, but its circulation depends on a collective effort involving assistants, technicians, printers, publishers, graphic designers, agents, curators, gallery owners, drivers and pilots. This is even more true today, with technologies that allow them to go faster and further.Ĭivilization is planetary, cumulative and collective, and photography reflects this, with photographers working in every continent, every country, every city, every village. Since the invention of photography, itself a product of this same industrial revolution, photographers have gone everywhere and photographed everything. We have forgotten that we are fundamentally social animals. The “I” has taken precedence over the “we”. And yet this tremendous sense of the collective has been overshadowed by the cult of individualism. Never before have human beings been so interconnected and interdependent. This global civilization (sometimes called “universal civilization” or “meta-civilization”) is a collective work, adding its own tools to those we have accumulated over the millennia. Holly Roussell (H.R.) and William Alexander Ewing (W.A.E)ĭuring the industrial revolution, a planetary civilization began to emerge. What was the idea that led you to this project? The exhibition paints a portrait of our civilization through photography. The subtitle of the exhibition “What a time!” is inspired by the the title of the novel by Anthony Trollope, “The Way We Live Now” (1875) © Librairie Arthème Fayard 2010 for the French translation Hélia Paukner, curator, Contemporary Art departmentĮmilie Delanne and Amélie Lauret (Græphème)Įxhibition coproduced by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis/New York/Paris/Lausanne and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Korea, Seoul, in collaboration with the Mucem, Marseille. William Alexander Ewing, independent curator Thanks to their work, this unique exhibition offers a global vision of everything that makes up our “civilization” today. All over the world, photographers observe, record, interpret, and of course immortalise the world as it is. Housing, work, leisure, transport, education, arts, science, technology. It takes on a special significance as a reflection of the world before the Covid-19 pandemic. “Civilization - The Way We Live Now” concerns civilization as it is in the 21st century, from one end of the planet to the other, particularly in what unites us and what is shared collectively in a world where the values of individualism often dominate. Together, they draw a plural portrait of our time. Bringing together young talents as well as renowned artists, this exhibition showcases more than 200 original prints by Massimo Vitali, Pieter Hugo, Lauren Greenfield, Wang Qingsong, Raphaël Dallaporta, Valérie Belin, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer. ”Civilization - The Way We Live Now” presents the work of one hundred and ten photographers from all five continents.