We Do The Rest - PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION

From image capture to distribution, "We do the Rest" explores the notions of effort and bodily constraint in contemporary photographic mechanics. Through a series of spectacular and deceptive per-formances, Master Photography students at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne translate the gestures and the actions of visual fabrication with humor and absurdity.

The project, conducted by Augustin Lignier, recalls the radical performances of the 60%, revisited in the digital age, when audiences are mainly virtual, and relationships are reduced to pixels. In search of permanent validation, we evolve in a digital theater governed by cameras, screens, and algorithms. We invite you to dive into these simulations, for real. And it's up to you to press the shutter...

"We do the Rest" was created as a workshop during the second semester and was further developed in Italy, where it celebrated its premiere at the Biennale dell'Immagine di Chiasso. The constantly reimagined project was later presented at the Rencontres d'Arles 2024 photography festival, where it found a wide audience. The third and final edition was presented at ECAL in September 2024, closing the circle and illustrating the dynamic development process.

Workshop (2024) with Augustin Lignier, Milo Keller, Clément Lambelet

Assistants: Giacomo Bastianelli, Mahalia Taje Giotto, Fabienne Watzke
Students: Riccardo Androni, Elisa Azevedo, Francesca Bergamini, Min Dai, Nabarun Gogoi, Doyoung Kim, Jose Martin Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Eriko Miyata, Visvaldas Morkevicius, Eva Manuela Rivas Bao
1ère année: 2ème semestre

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MA2_S3_WE-DO-THE-REST 2.jpg — ECAL/Visvaldas Morkevicius

MA2_S3_WE-DO-THE-REST 7.jpg — ECAL/Doyoung Kim

MA2_S3_WE-DO-THE-REST 8.jpg — ECAL/Eva Rivas Bao

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MA2_S3_WE-DO-THE-REST 5.jpg — ECAL/Daniel Martinez

MA2_S3_WE-DO-THE-REST 3.jpg — ECAL/Min Dai

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