Author Michel Philippot

Poetic Sentiment and poetry It is precisely the poetry of images that provides a rich semantic aura to various spectacles. Within the framework of poetry, imagery becomes important and its value…

The theme of this year’s Lianzhou Fotofest is “Staging Encounters,” meaning the comparison and emerging of the creative energies of  photographers. This project offers a portrait of Chinese society.…

Spectacle and Blindness The theme for this year festival «  Staging Encounters » , ask a combination of the following important questions : where and when does this encounter occur ? Between whom ? What kind…

In the past ten years, the Lianzhou Photo Festival has become a key event on the international photography scene. What the city was missing was a museum to match China’s ambition.…

Face and PortraitureIn comparaison to grand historical narratives and group representations of « the people », individual portraiture sometimes constitutes a greater visual « pressure », due to its ability to draw even closer…