Dis quand reviendras tu ? (Say when will you come back?)
First of all, the title of the exhibition is fantastic.
Its author Marc de Pierrefeu explains it this way!
“Black is a sublime light”
Barbara is one of those popular artists who are more than the sum of their songs. It is a mental space, a territory that cannot be completely mapped.
When Noëmi Waysfeld asked me to work on the visual environment for her album dedicated to Barbara, it filled me with joy, but also with fear. How to evoke Barbara without imitating her? How can we pay homage to her without betraying her?
The answer to these questions came quickly as I listened again to Barbara singing and talking about herself. She is not a dark monolith. Second degree and self-deprecation are the other side of her tragic face. The freedom that she has granted herself, in all areas of her life, is a powerful antidote to the shyness, even the complexes, that one could feel by getting too close to her figure.
Driven by this pre-commissioned work, I pushed the effrontery to the point of wanting to represent Barbara herself, as if emerging from a collective unconscious. The photos representing Noëmi Waysfeld are matched by portraits of Barbara.
Can we photograph the dead? I do believe it.
Marc de Pierrefeu
Originally from Aix-en-Provence, Marc de Pierrefeu attracts the attention of the musical world with his animated collages where the image meets music and poetry according to his aesthetic research. Videographer, he produces clips, trailers and scenographies for numerous artists, institutions and labels. This work also takes him towards photography, Marc regularly directs shootings and designs record covers and other visuals.
Marc co-founded the le philtre agency, with Olivier Lalane, of which he is artistic director. In 2023, his video production company, Iconophage, was born.
In 2024, Marc directed a first short film, The Grand Inquisitor based on Dostoyevsky with Denis Lavant in the lead role.
Marc de Pierrefeu : Dis Quand Reviendras Tu ?
Until February 9, 2025
Galerie 24B
24 bis Rue Saint-Roch
75001 Paris, France
www.24b.paris
