Mondes en commun: the new photo festival at the Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn

Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, the Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn houses an astonishing collection of photographs, which constitute the"archives of the planet": an inventory of living things, a phenomenal project whose aim was to immortalize and show the world as it was at the beginning of the 20th century.

Building on this heritage, the Musée Albert-Kahn has decided to create its own photography festival, to keep the collector's spirit and dream alive, while giving pride of place to contemporary artists. From June 1 to September 22, 2024, 11 contemporary photographers will be exhibiting their work at the museum as part of the Mondes en commun festival.

This festival creates links between past and present, between the museum's collections and the younger generation of photographers. Each artist has been asked to "represent reality", as he or she sees it, as he or she lives it. Humans and societies, nature, historical heritage, popular traditions: the world is revealed through these images on display in the museum garden.

A special prize is awarded to one of the participating photographers. This year, the professional jury awarded the prize to Thierry Ardouin, with a special mention for Anaïs Tondeur.

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The guest artists for this 2024 edition:

• Thierry Ardouin (France) - Stories of seeds (Prix des Amis 2024)
• Aurore Bagarry (France) - Glaciers
• Maryam Firuzi (Iran) - In the shadows of silent women
• Nicolas Floc'h (France) - Initium maris
• Sanna Kannisto (Finland) - Observing eye
• Daniel Meadows (Great Britain) - The free photographic Omnibus
• Yan Morvan (France) - Champs de Bataille
• Bertrand Stofleth (France) - Atlantides / Hyperlendemains / Recoller la montagne
• Eric Tabuchi & Nelly Monnier (France) - Atlas of Natural Regions
• Anaïs Tondeur (France) - Chernobyl Herbarium
• Antonio Jimenez Saiz (Belgium) - Felix

The program for this year's events:

• Saturday, June 1
  Opening evening
  • 7pm-7.45pm
    Lecture-performance with Anaïs Tondeur
  • 7:30-8pm
    Meeting with Bertrand Stofleth
  • 8:00-9:30 pm
    Round-table discussion "Taking stock".
  • 9:30-10:15 pm
    Meeting with Eric Tabuchi and Nelly Monnier
  • 22h-23h
    Screening on the greenhouse
  • 10:30-11:15 pm
    Meeting with Thierry Ardouin
    
    
• Sunday June 23rd
  • 11:30am-1pm
    Guided tour of Mondes en commun festival exhibitions
  • 2pm
    Visit-meeting with Thierry Ardouin, Aurore Bagarry, and Anaïs Tondeur about photographic publishing
    
    
• Sunday, August 25
  11:30am-1pm
  Guided tour of Mondes en commun festival exhibitions
  
  
• Saturday, September 21
  15h
  Phytography workshop for families with Anaïs Tondeur

An artistic and poetic rendezvous that should appeal to many photography enthusiasts!