Friday Diary: Photographic Window on the World Along The Seine

Françoise Huguier will direct the 3rd annual Photoquai exhibition showcasing non-European photographers’ work alone the Seine.

Sept 13, 2011 – November 11, 2011
Paris, France

“400 works by 46 contemporary photographers from 29 countries: South Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Morocco, Tunisia, Bahrain, Iraq, Belarus, Russia, China, South Korea, India, Japan, Taiwan, Cuba, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Colombia, Brazil” will line the Seine.

“Photoquai 2011 is a voyage through the clamour of the world, stimulated by photographers’ perceptions of the state of their societies and of cultures other than their own. For us, they act as watchmen, guards, preventing us from falling asleep.”

Francoise is a world traveler, photographer, filmmaker and curator with great passion for Africa. Her work seems to spans genre, place, medium, all arresting images and themes offering rare access to cultural specificity around the world.

Though this exhibit is not about Huguier, the more you journey, the riches become apparent. Here are some of her photographs, the mind behind this year’s Photoquai exhibit:

Above from her documentary Kommunalka about Russian communal living.

Les Trois Grâces – Women in Paris preparing for a show

Japanese Baths

From her collection, Singapore Don’t Move about Singapore’s middle class

and more here

Friday • August 19, 2011 • by Chauncey Zalkin

Category: Africa, Blog, Exhibits, France, Françoise Huguier, Friday Diary, Photography, Russia