The Analog Festival opened on March 14th until June 15th with an exhibition at the Hôtel La Belle Juliette in the 6th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until June 11th).
The festival represents 18 exhibitions; 3 conferences; 1 free day of discovery of the collodion technique; 2 open-door of artist studios; a living room ; an afternoon of practicing a Polaroid transformation technique, and finally a day of portraiture in a studio.
This program takes place in Nantes, Périgueux, Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc, Toulouse, Arlempdes, Malakoff, Meudon, Bagnolet, Brussels and Paris with 69 exhibitors.
Born in Nantes under the name Expolaroid in 2013, The Analog Festival is now directed from Paris since its emancipation from the Polaroid firm in 2022, which was also an opportunity to bring old alternative techniques into its field of activity, in addition to the snapshot.
This 12th opus will be rich and diverse with a representation of the province which is gaining momentum, driven by a group show in Périgueux since the selection of Elizabeth Herman’s visual for the official illustration. Her formula “Périgord is good for my body”, full of mischief, sums up the spirit of this festival which brings together young people, not so young people, beginners, experienced people, in “first market” galleries or in alternative places, and who now mix a set of historical alternative techniques in addition to the traditional instant pictures. You will discover a program of exhibitions, events, conferences and open-door workshops which will delight you as much as collectors and representatives of institutions looking for emerging talents to acquire now. Although traditionally centered on the month of April, this programming actually covers the entire spring in order to allow as many places as possible to offer their background, the work of their artists or to welcome new proposals. Not to be missed a strong representation of the collodion technique which will be the subject of 3 exhibitions, 3 conferences, 1 workshop and the presentation of a work, demonstrating its singular character as the most poetic technique through its rendering of the photographic processes. It honors the know-how, the artisanal gesture and the technique of the camera which represents both the history of photography and the praise of time which fights against the profusion of images whose veracity is increasingly challenged by the interference of computer algorithms.
In addition to the historic partners who support it (the Sajin Photo agency; the graphic designer Collorant Studio; the publisher Obcd Visuel; the graphic designer bjan; BotNation AI and the online media Polaroid Passion) the association which supports the festival is delighted to welcome in 2024 the Nation Photo group of stores, the Union of Professional Photographers association as well as Studio Ambrotype & Co as partners.
Without further ado:
- The festival opened on Thursday March 14 with an exhibition at the Hôtel La Belle Juliette in the 6th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until June 11).
- On Thursday March 28, Studio Baxton in Brussels, Belgium will open its exhibition (group show – polaroid – until May 4).
- On Sunday March 31, Emmanuel Perret will offer 5 portrait slots at the large format camera and 5 portrait slots at the Big Shot at Studio Farnault in the 5th arrondissement of Paris (animation – polaroid/instax – one shot).
- On Thursday April 4, Galerie Rastoll will open its exhibition in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris (solo show – pinhole camera – until April 27).
- On April 4, the Union of Professional Photographers will open its exhibition in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (group show – collodion and polaroid – until April 26).
- On April 4 at 7 p.m. there will be a conference by Mélanie-Jane Frey on the collodion at the UPP.
- On April 4, the Art Shelter Gallery will open its exhibition in Périgueux (group show – collodion, cyanotype, bromoil, polaroid, anthotype – until May 3).
- On April 4, Galerie K’Haus (Blockhaus) will open its exhibition in Nantes (group show – polaroid – until May 4).
- On Friday April 5, the Center Paris’Anim Archipélia will open its exhibition in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid – until April 30).
- On Friday April 5, the Center Paris’Anim Maurice Ravel will open its exhibition in the 12th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid – until April 27).
- On April 5, L’Atelier Argentique will open its exhibition in Nantes (group show – polaroid – until May 4).
- On April 6, the Librairie Livres, books & compagny will open its exhibition in Montcuq-Quercy-Blanc (solo show – cyanotype – until April 26).
- On Saturday April 6, Clément MARION will give a conference/debate on his series “Les Grands Brûlés” at the Union of Professional Photographers in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (conference – collodion – one shot at 5 p.m.).
- On April 6 and Sunday April 7, Ava Bob’s workshop will be open in Meudon (solo show – polaroid, mixed media – weekend event).
- On April 6 and 7, Le Petit Atelier by Philipp Chekler will be open in Malakoff (solo show – polaroid – event weekend).
- On April 7, the Le Rendez-vous du Snapshot show will be held at the restaurant Les Saveurs du Sichuan in the 14th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroids, snapshots, vintage prints – one shot).
- On Thursday April 11, Galerie Les Temps Donnés will open its exhibition in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid, mixed media – until April 28).
- On Saturday April 13, Mélanie-Jane Frey will give 5 demonstration workshops in Studio Ambrotype & Co in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (5 participants per session upon registration – collodion – one shot).
- On Monday April 15, L’Atelier Galerie Obcd Visuel will offer 2 series in Bagneux (solo show – polaroid – until June 15).
- On Saturday April 20, L’Atelier Argentique will give 2 workshops in Nantes (lift technique – polaroid – one shot).
- On Monday April 22, the Halle de la Transition will open its exhibition in Toulouse (group show – cyanotype, polaroid – until April 30).
- On Monday April 29, the restaurant La Grenouille Bleue will launch its exhibition in the 15th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until May 16).
- On Monday April 29, Mélanie-Jane Frey will give an online conference from Studio Ambrotype & Co (conference – Experimental Photography – one shot at 7 p.m.).
- On Thursday May 23, Galerie La Lison will open its exhibition in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid, mixed media – until June 14) [call for Nude skin projects].
- On May 23, the Le Plac’Art Photo bookstore/gallery will open its exhibition in the 6th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until June 8).
- On Saturday May 25, the La Borie Photographic Art Center will open its exhibition in Arlempdes (solo show – polaroid, mixed media – until June 23 to be confirmed).
- On Monday June 10, Atelier Kiéné will open its exhibition in Bagnolet (solo show – collodion – until June 15).
- On Saturday June 15, the festival’s closing party will take place at the Atelier Kiéné in Bagnolet (finishing – collodion – one shot).
Philippe Cicchero
Author-Photographer / Editor / Director of The Analog Festival
www.obcd-visuel.com x www.theanalogfestival.com
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