DATAZONE

Exhibitions

Les rencontres de la photographie #50

Église des Frères Prêcheurs
Arles
2019

Curated by : Michel Poivert
Scenography : Studio Adrien Gardère
Exhibition in partnership with the FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Publication : DATAZONE, texts by Michel Poivert, éditions Photosynthèses, 2019
Prints by PICTO Paris
Framing by Deuxième Oeil et CIRCAD, Paris
Ex-voto by Dupon-Phidap, Paris

With support from Fidal et de Melanie Rio Fluency

For fifteen years, Philippe Chancel explored sensitive areas of our planet to study the world and document the most alarming symptoms of its decline. Working in such a way does not fit in with any identified genre of photography, making “Datazone“ an invention that encompasses the most tangible signs of a predicted disaster: a traumatic ecology, chaotic deindustrialization, toxic setbacks resulting from modernization. From China to the United States, from Africa to Europe, the whole world is screaming, with no shelter in sight. Philippe Chancel is a classic photographer. Everything he builds confirms that the modern world has not kept its promise. A great narrative is made of assembled images that show a profound sensitivity to the world.

Michel Poivert