glances on our territory
The “L’art s’show” collective closed its call for applications last January. Marine de Sordet is undoubtedly one of the first to have tied up her project. Photographer, she has been living in Annecy for two years. Previously, it was Paris and Zurich. Curriculum in law, languages and international trade, the retraining in photography appeared as obvious, a new choice of life made with the eyes and the heart.
His first steps were with the prestigious Zurich gallery Photobastei. The exhibition is dedicated to the physical and psychological violence linked to very high level dance. “Passio” opens the horizon and highlights his work as a portrait painter. Intense black and white in fixed focal length, a ballet of love and pain.
His social photography is all in intensity in fact. Marriage, pregnancy and family. The great classics, except that in the eyes of Marine, there is a burning passion. Not counting the hours, working non-stop. Annecy is being overhauled, but not in question. Start all over again with new projects.
“Art is displayed” is a collective born during confinement. Gagged artists and closed public spaces. A favorable moment for a re-reading of desires and needs. Propose a new look at art, bring to light and in a different way.
“I give an image of Annecy that is not the most idyllic”
When the exhibition venues emerged from the limbo of the pandemic, “L’art s’show” launched the idea of offering original creations around our territory, that of Greater Annecy. Sculptors, visual artists, painters and photographers. They are 22 to occupy the Bonlieu Exhibition Forum until September 25th.
“I didn’t believe it because I give an image of Annecy that isn’t the most idyllic. It’s the one we prefer not to see, in Annecy or elsewhere. I was very touched that people trusted me. I burst into tears when my application was accepted”.
By becoming a resident of Annecy, Marine du Sordet became closer to the association A gesture a smile. The marauding of the homeless, she knows. Benevolence, she photographs their solidarity Christmas. As close as possible, links are forged, images in mind too.
“On my way home from school, my kids saw two women fighting for inning space. Spontaneously, we look away. My children never took their eyes off them. They don’t understand why people live on the streets. This reality needs to be talked about. My project was born like that”.
Nikon D750 in bag, and like stone, always a fixed focal length. A 50mm. Imposed framing, very close to the subject. And its “subjects” have a first name. Ours. They have a history, they exist. “I nurture a bond of trust with them. I want to speak in an extremely factual way about what they are going through. I don’t accuse anyone, I don’t denounce anyone. I talk about things as they tell me. For the photo, it’s yes or it’s no. And when it’s no, of course, I don’t insist. Above all, I ask them to tell me their story. My project reads in full.
In 23 prints, Marine du Sordet delivers her view of Greater Annecy. A contrasting, deep, embarrassing and touching gaze. What is the notion of territory for a homeless person? Outstretched hands, invisible things on a piece of cardboard, a dog to keep company, the day to wait, the cold, the heat, a life confined to two square meters, without walls or roofs.
To take the time to look at these 23 photographs, you will have to cross the forum from side to side, strolling from one artist to another. Marine du Sordet is at the far end, in a retreat… “This location is quite relevant. It’s a more intimate place compared to other artists. The homeless allow themselves, they sleep in rooms sheltered from the wind. They do not want people to observe them in their intimacy. But we can cohabit, live together without ignoring each other, without stepping on each other”.
“Art is displayed”, until September 25, at the Bonlieu Exhibition Forum. More information on l-art-s-annonce.fr and www.marinedusordet.com