Paolo Verzone had developed a photographic series that questions our society and the representation of its leisure. He makes simple, straightforward portraits in the documentary tradition. For Planche(s) Contact he came back to Deauville, a city he already knew, to meet those he calls The Toilers of the Sea. An inventory of the place, individual portraits or in small groups, to show the diversity of occupations linked to the sea and the beach at Deauville. From the fisherman to the ice cream seller, from the harbour master to the renter of beach umbrellas… It’s a diversity of professions and individuals showing their lack of pretention and their uniqueness.
Deauville: Paolo Verzone, The Sea Workers
From 20th October to 27th November 2016
Open-air exhibition
Avenue Lucien Barrière
Deauville
France
