exb © Albarran Cabrera
Des Oiseaux
9 September - 17 December 2022
They come in all sizes, in all colours and from all horizons; birds fascinate us, move us or frighten us. Hangar hosted 13 photographers of 10 different nationalities, all taking their own individual look at the birds that they have come across on their travels or when working on specific projects. This is a truly unique ensemble, which was first created as a collection of books (ATELIER EXB) before being turned into an exhibition.
A collective exhibition from Atelier EXB.
Albarrán Cabrera
(ES, 1969)
Angel Albarrán (born in 1969 in Barcelona) and Anna Cabrera (born in 1969 in Seville) are a Spanish photographer duo who have been working together since 1996. Specialists in printing, conservation techniques, and photo restoration, they view their photography as standalone objects. They develop a unique artistic universe that intertwines the poetry of everyday life with alternative processes. Their inspirations are mainly drawn from literature, sciences, and Asian arts to create evocative and dreamlike works. They are recognized on the international scene and live and work in Barcelona.
Roger Ballen
(US, 1950)
Roger Ballen is an internationally renowned artist. Born in New York on 11 April 1950, the American photographer lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa (ZA). After studying psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, he obtained a doctorate in geology from the Colorado School of Mines in 1981. After his geology studies, he moved to South Africa, where he took up photography, initially focusing on sunny urban landscapes. There he gradually developed his distinctive photographic style. He then turned his attention to private interiors, with their collections of objects and enclosed worlds. Metaphors for the inner mind, these places lead him to create what he calls ‘documentary fictions’. His use of square format and black and white, both dense and austere, places his work in the realm of plastic photography. He will represent South Africa at the Venice Biennale in 2022.
Graciela Iturbide
(MX, 1942)
Graciela Iturbide is a leading figure in Mexican and international photography. She began studying cinematography at the Autonomous University of Mexico in 1969. It was during her studies that she discovered her vocation for photography. After completing her film studies, Graciela Iturbide took classes with Manuel Álvarez Bravo, a renowned photographer. Between 1970 and 1971, she became his assistant and accompanied him on various trips around Mexico. Her travels took her to Cuba, Panama and other Latin American countries, where she honed her photographic eye. She brought back images that contributed to the recognition of her art. Since then, the artist has continued her photographic peregrinations in India, Europe and Madagascar. Her photographs have won numerous awards, including the W. Eugene Smith Award and the Guggenheim Foundation Prize. Find out more about the artist, his influences, his achievements and his distinctive style in this biography. If you'd like to find out more, check out some of the books available on our e-shop.
Leila Jeffreys
(AU, 1972)
Born in 1972 in Papua New Guinea, Leila Jeffreys studied photography in Perth and Sydney, Australia, before working on various scientific missions. After publishing her first book, InterviewWith A Cockatoo (or Two), in 2012, she published Birdland in Australia and New Zealand. Her work is held in numerous international private collections.
Rinko Kawauchi
(JP, 1972)
Born in 1972 in Shiga, Rinko Kawauchi lives and works in Tokyo (JP). She graduated from the Seian University of Art and Design, and she made a remarkable entry into the world of photography in 2002, simultaneously publishing three books that revealed her to the Japanese public: Utatane, Hanabi and Hanako. Several other books followed, including Illuminance (Éditions Xavier Barral, 2011) and Halo (Éditions Xavier Barral, 2016). She has received numerous awards, including the Kimura Ihei Award (2002) and the Annual Infinity Award from the ICP in New York (2009).
Michael Kenna
(GB, 1953)
Born in 1953 in Widnes, (GB) Michael Kenna studied photography at the London College of Printing. He has been a leading figure in black and white landscape photography for over forty years. His images are imbued with the heritage of 19th century British landscape painters. Working in film, he remains attached to the small, almost square format, which he considers an invitation to intimacy. Since 1977, Michael Kenna has lived in the United States, but he regularly travels the world, from Europe to Japan.
Christophe Maout
(FR, 1967)
Born in 1967 in Rennes (FR), Christophe Maout became a photographer after studying French and German law. Since the beginning of the 1990s, he has worked regularly with the French press (Libération, Le Monde and Télérama) and international press. He has exhibited at the Festival of Photography and Fashion at the Villa Noailles in Hyères, at the Rencontres d’Arles, at the Fotomuseum in Rotterdam and at the Noorderlicht Festival.
Byung-Hun Min
(KR, 1955)
Born in 1955 in Seoul (KR), Byung-Hun Min has been developing a singular body of work for over thirty years, in which the notions of reserve, the tension of perception and silence combine to create an image on the fringes of the visible. His photographic technique places great emphasis on filtered light and subtle shades of off-white and grey. Byung-Hun Min’s art allows the viewer to guess at things and suggests more than it shows.
Yoshinori Mizutani
(JP, 1987)
Born in 1987 in Fukui, Yoshinori Mizutani lives and works in Tokyo (JP). His work combines a conceptual approach to the medium with street photography. Winner of the prestigious Japan Photo Award in 2013, he has been exhibited since 2012 at numerous international institutions (Japan, China, Belgium, Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland).
Paolo Pellegrin
(IT, 1964)
Born in 1964 in Rome (IT), Paolo Pellegrin studied architecture at Sapienza University before studying photography at the Italian Institute of Photography. Among his many reports, those on the conflict in the Congo, the events in Tahrir Square and the Fukushima disaster, have marked the history of photojournalism. His work has received several awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award in 2007 and the World Press Photo.
Bernard Plossu
(FR, 1945)
Born in 1945 in Dalat (VN), Bernard Plossu was nurtured by the American counterculture and the aesthetics of the Nouvelle Vague. From 1960 to 1965, he attended the Cinémathèque Française, coming to understand image through cinema. It is as an atypical and unclassifiable photographer that, since the beginning of the 1960s with his first trip to Mexico, he has set out his solitary path, on the fringes of reportage, visual photography and fashion. In 1988, Bernard Plossu was awarded the Grand Prix National de la Photographie (FR).
Pentti Sammallahti
(FI, 1950)
Born in 1950 in Helsinki (FI), Pentti Sammallahti became interested in photography at a very early age and produced his first images at the age of eleven. Nordic landscapes, endless roads and snowy forests bear witness to his contemplative gaze and great acuity with nature. In the 1990s, he travelled through Europe, Asia and Siberia and made several photographic journeys, which he continued in 2005 in Africa. He has published around forty books and has been exhibited at the Rencontres d’Arles.
Terri Weifenbach
(US, 1957)
Born in 1957 in New York (US), Terri Weifenbach lived in New Mexico and California before settling in Washington, D.C. and then Paris. The production of books, which she designs herself, is a major part of her photographic work. She has published numerous books, including In Your Dreams, Between Maple and Chestnut and Gift, co-produced with Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi. Her work is regularly exhibited in museums and international institutions in the United States, Europe and Japan.
