Other (2017) with Philippe Jarrigeon
PIERRE HARDY & the ECAL/University of Art and
Design Lausanne present the exhibition Walk with
Pierre Hardy . Fifteen iconic models by the designer
were visually reinterpreted by the students of
Bachelor Photography under the direction of Philippe
Jarrigeon. Additionally, a luxurious special publication
marks the occasion.
Presented for the first time in November 2016 during
Paris Photo at the PIERRE HARDY boutique (Palais
Bourbon), this exhibition was a huge success. Pierre
Hardy thought that it was absolutely necessary to
share this event with his Japanese friends. Therefore,
the exhibition will be discovered from 18 to 22 May in
the exhibition space related to the PIERRE HARDY
boutique in Tokyo.
“I really enjoyed interacting with the students. At ECAL,
my role was very different from that of a teacher coaching
the students on their work – as I myself was the subject
I knew the stuff inside out! Just show me half a centimetre
of a heel and I instantly recognise the model which
I created”, says Pierre Hardy. The ECAL Bachelor
Photography students thus worked on various collections
produced by the Parisian designer in the past fifteen
years in order to give them a new visual interpretation.
Photographer Philippe Jarrigeon comments on the
method he chose to conduct this workshop at ECAL:
“Together with PIERRE HARDY’s team we selected fifteen
pairs of shoes in the archives – a purely practical decision
which allowed us to keep the models as long as we
wanted at ECAL. In addition, this allowed students to free
themselves from seasonal trends. At the beginning of the
workshop in October 2015, each student got a model on
which to work by drawing lots”.
This project allowed the students to question the
relationship between photography and footwear, and
by extension to confront the interconnection between
photography and fashion. Milo Keller, Head of Photography
at ECAL, observes that “Students, working without any
business constraints in that case, are less formatted
than a professional and therefore often offer unexpected
approaches”. The results are indeed surprising
and offbeat, sometimes even provocative or poetic,
but always treat the original creations with respect.
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BA PHOTOGRAPHY
with Maisie Cousins
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with Philippe Jarrigeon
Drawing on Moncler’s Alpine heritage, its timeless style, and its technical mastery, the ECAL Bachelor Photography students developed their own interpretation of the brand’s visual language, blending documentary photography with staged scenes, and merging reality with fiction, under the artistic direction of French photographer Philippe Jarrigeon. As part of Paris Photo 2025, the students’ work was showcased at the Moncler boutique on the Champs-Élysées.
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