This seminar-style masterclass is led by exhibiting photographer Thierry Ardouin and his colleague at the photography collective Tendance Floue, Alain Willaume (currently a resident at Villa Kujoyama-Kyoto). Ardouin and Willaume will discuss the ins and outs of an artistic collective and explain the practical applications of the creative visual arts industry for freelance photographers. The seminar will explore the development of visions and concepts, building a team around common projects, content creation, branding, marketing and funding.
[If you are]
Photographers mainly interested in portraiture
Photographers with finished or in-progress projects in portraiture
Photographers attempting to improve concept building and communication skills
[How to apply]
Apply to this masterclass with information below via email addressed to: masterclass@kyotographie.jp
Name
Phone number and email address
10-piece portfolio in a ZIP file (JPG / 72dpi / 2000 pixel in longer side)
Artist statement in PDF
A short bio
We’ll send instruction for the payment of the fee in reply to your application
Co-founder of Tendance Floue collective, Thierry Ardouin works on the links between man and his environment. For this project, the French photographer worked on the infinitely small using scientific equipment. His portraits of seeds reveal their fascinating formal diversity and beauty, drawing the history of these "great travelers". Wild or cultivated from different species all over the world, most of these seeds come from the collections of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Chosen, lit and framed with the greatest care, these portraits disturb our subjectivity as viewers : they become symbols which, far from being generic images, question our perceptions and our relationship to origin. From the emergence of agriculture more than 10,000 years ago to the questions raised by today’s hybrid seeds, Ardouin takes us on a journey in Seed stories to discover the diverse uses of seeds across cultures and eras.
Alain Willaume has been a member of Tendance Floue collective since 2010. In 2019, Xavier Barral published “Coordinates 72/18” covering all of his work (nominated for the 2019 Nadar Prize). “A Haunted Realism”, a book of interviews with Fabien Ribéry, is published in 2022 by Arnaud Bizalion publisher.
日時
2024.4.2018:00–20:00
会場
Inabata Hall, French Institute 1st Floor
Address
8 Yoshidaizumidonocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto city, 606-8301
