The new series by Martine Fougeron was taken in the South Bronx where this French photographer visited bakers, fishmongers and tradesmen of all sorts. Her work is on display until June 5 at the Andrew Freeman Home.
Martine Fougeron merely had to cross the street. Accustomed to pictures in close proximity, she decided to wander through her own neighborhood to explore the workers whose businesses are forgotten while taking a tour in the supermarket. She chose this project in order to highlight the dignity of these trades and the professional skills required, in her memory the historical work of Irving Penn. “Today”, she explains, “we only see employees of big businesses. In a society obsessed with technology, we often forget that manual labor still exists.”
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