From 14 May to 1 November 2026 at the Moulin de la Fontaine in Thoré-la-Rochette (41). two exhibitions will honor the ingredients necessary for the survival of the Loir Valley. Today, the mill, transformed into a cultural laboratory, welcomes artists and photographers, image-makers, storytellers and manipulators of silver-based film.
GRAIN / CHRISTIAN LOUIS
Christian Louis is a photographer of the soul, a travelling photographer who captures time with his heart. He feels like a walker, a cat-like figure, tracking human presence in a dilapidated environment at the end of a turbulent century. Travel is experienced as a necessity. And yet Christian Louis never went very far. He photographs right on his doorstep, mapping the Parisian suburbs and a few European countries without much documentary conviction… He observes a changing world on the eve of the new millennium. Christian Louis left us too soon, in 2001, at the age of 53.
Zone i and Valimage/Maison Ligérienne de l’Image are joining forces to pay tribute to the photographer Christian Louis, whose collection of images is now held at the Musée Nicéphore Nièpce in Chalon-sur-Saône. A partner exhibition, ‘En Voyage’, will be organised by Valimage from 13 June to 13 September 2026 in Beaugency (45).
GRAINES DE REGARDS / 5 LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
They live near Zone i. Whether professionals or photography enthusiasts, they share their personal worlds with us: Séba Lallemand, Beno Lolong, Thomas Ozoux, Anne Piégu and Éric Zeziola.
From 14 May to 1 November 2026 at the Moulin de la Fontaine in Thoré-la-Rochette (41), France.
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Moulin de la Fontaine
Thoré-la-Rochette, France
May 14, 2026 to November 01, 2026
