Nanténé Traoré — land of wonders
When: 30.09.2026 12:00
Where: 48.855121, 2.358956
Organizer: Admin
Nanténé Traoré's return to the Breton coast, which he visited as a child with his mother, brings back traumatic memories and marks the beginning of a period of deep depression and dissociation. Made from expired film stock dating from the 1990s, the images convey this state of distress where reality seems to slip away. The chemical alterations of the film change the colors, blur the edges, and produce unstable, almost ghostly visions.
In this landscape inhabited by memories, walks become a way to shift his attention toward the world around him and what makes it up: the shores, the birds, stray dogs, and familiar sleeping silhouettes. His gaze rests on the fragile beauty of beings and places destined for erasure.
Crossed by vaporous, blue or orange light, the images blur the boundaries between forms: bodies become landscapes, and landscapes become the reflection of inner states. The film extends this experience of dissolution: a static shot of a landscape is accompanied by the artist's inner voice, guiding us into the heart of this sensitive and mnemonic drift.
The exhibition brings together a new analog photographic project, created in Brittany in the summer of 2025, as well as a film shot during a residency in Albania in the summer of 2026.
Tags: exhibition, photography, art, film
Source: https://www.paris.fr/evenements/nantene-traore-pays-des-merveilles-117998
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