Four exhibitions
dal 3/5/2009 al 13/6/2009
Segnalato da
Augustin Rebetez
Jacques Pugin
Carlo Valsecchi
Edouard De Jongh
Francis De Jongh
Auguste De Jongh
William Klein
Uldis Brauns
Frederic Brenner
Viktor Marustchenko
Tomasz Kizny
Vladimir Filonov
Vitas Luckus
Grigorie Pinkhassov
Vassili Krawtschuk
Jurij Ribtschinski
Bernard Grzywacz
Vladimir Filonov
Ella Maillart
Alexandre Rodtchenko
Evgueni Khaldei
Titarenko
Boris Michailov
3/5/2009
Four exhibitions
Musee de L'Elysee, Lausanne
Augustin Rebetez: the second exhibition of a new program dedicated to promising photographers. Jacques Pugin searches for sites in the world which express the complex relations that humans have with nature. Carlo Valsecchi's large-format photographs, devoid of humans, hover between the factuality of the documentary approach and the aesthetics of abstraction. Russie(s): from Tsarist Russia, through the federation, this exhibition features photography from several historical periods.
Augustin Rebetez
Gueules de bois
Our annex, at Avenue de l'Elysée 4, presents the second exhibition of a new program dedicated to promising photographers currently studying in six regional schools. Augustin Rebetez, student at the Ecole supérieure d'arts appliqués in Vevey, presents his work from the Gueules de bois series where he represents a festive youth that fights against the sleep.
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Jacques Pugin
D'ombre et de lumière
The Swiss photographer Jacques Pugin searches for sites in the world which express the complex relations that humans have with nature, sites which retain both something of the mystery of their origins and a sense of disquiet as to their future. Influenced by diverse cultures, sciences and religions, Pugin is drawn towards the sea, deserts and mountains, regions where violence, hostility and primitive beauty have tested man's bodies and souls. The images are then manipulated by computer to subtly enhance certain aspects. The exhibition features recent work, the latest of a thirty-year career.
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Carlo Valsecchi
Lumen
Monumental industrial architecture: cranes, pipes, cables and machines of every description; high-tech laboratories with gleaming surfaces ; and vast tracts of South American agribusiness... Italian photographer Carlo Valsecchi alternates between the very near at hand, and the very far away. His large-format photographs, devoid of humans, hover between the factuality of the documentary approach and the aesthetics of abstraction. Valsecchi's unusual vantage points and carefully calibrated time-exposures destabilize our perception and encourage us to engage more actively with the image.
Although much of Valsecchi's work is clearly within the strong tradition of the industrial landscape developed by the German school, the photographer has found his own expressive register, often tending toward the monochrome. The work demonstrates a finely attuned eye and an exquisite color sensibility, one of softness and restraint.
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Russie(s)
La collection s'expose
Photographes présentés: De Jongh (Edouard/Francis/Auguste), William Klein, Uldis Brauns, Frédéric Brenner, Viktor Marustchenko, Tomasz Kizny, Vladimir Filonov, Vitas Luckus, Grigorié Pinkhassov, Vassili Krawtschuk, Jurij Ribtschinski, Bernard Grzywacz, Vladimir Filonov, Ella Maillart, Alexandre Rodtchenko, Evgueni Khaldei, Titarenko, Boris Michailov
From Tsarist Russia, through the federation, this exhibition features photography from several historical periods: that of the aristocrats, soldiers and workers of the nineteenth century; that of the artists and prisoners of the Gulag during the 1930s and 40s, and that of modern Russia. A small selection from a rich vein in the Musée de l'Elysée's substantial holdings of Russian photographs.
Image: Carlo Valsecchi, # 0553 Albenga, Savona, IT., 2007
Musée de l'Elysée
18 avenue de l'Elysée, 1014 Lausanne
Switzerland
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