Dissolution of genres and austerity in prise de vue

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Dissolution of genres and austerity in prise de vue

The workshop focused on the dissolution of genres within photography: documentary, fashion, still life and portraiture. Students built bridges between commercial and artistic practice.

 

Workshop (2023) with Geray Mena

Assistants
Angèle Marignac-Serra, Lisa Mazenauer
Students
Maude Bally, Ettore Bruni, Gabrielle Coué, Adel Debabéche, Rebecca Dubuis, Sofia Grytsiv, Belinda Kiela, Lester Kielstein, Eliot Pizzera, Melanie Rengifo, Inès Riber, Ashley Schneiter, Héloïse Tourrenc, Kristina Yenza, Johanna Bommer, Jennica Folkesson, Lorane Hochstätter, Cyriane Rawyler, Seraphine Sallin-Mason, Samuel Spreyz
Workshop
2nd semester
Know-how
Fiction, Fashion, Still life
Présentations/ECAL
Présentations/ECAL
Présentations/ECAL
Présentations/ECAL

1/4
Edition/ECAL
Edition/ECAL
Edition/ECAL
Edition/ECAL

1/4
Backstage/ECAL
Backstage/ECAL
Backstage/ECAL
Backstage/ECAL

1/4
Inès Riber - ECAL
Inès Riber - ECAL
Inès Riber - ECAL
Inès Riber - ECAL
Inès Riber - ECAL

1/5
Adel Debabéche - ECAL
Adel Debabéche - ECAL
Adel Debabéche - ECAL
Adel Debabéche - ECAL

1/4
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL
Johanna Bommer - ECAL

1/7
Samuel Spreyz - ECAL
Samuel Spreyz - ECAL
Samuel Spreyz - ECAL
Samuel Spreyz - ECAL

1/4
Sofia Grytsiv - ECAL
Sofia Grytsiv - ECAL
Sofia Grytsiv - ECAL
Sofia Grytsiv - ECAL

1/4
Melanie Rengifo - ECAL
Melanie Rengifo - ECAL

1/2

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