Exile, bring together work of 22 Magnum Photographers to present a visual representation of nearly 70 years of international migration and displacement. The exhibition, at Visa Pour L’Image Perpignan, was a collaboration between Magnum Photos and Canon, who also provided a free portfolio reviews for emerging photographers at the festival.
Giving a historical context to the current migration crisis in Europe, Exile, include images of civilians returning home following World War II by Robert Capa; Philip Jones Griffiths’ Vietnamese woman fleeing a US bomb attack; and John Vink’s documentation of the displaced in South Sudan.
Presenting coverage of conflicts ranging from the Six Day War, Iraq, Rwanda and the Arab Spring the exhibition also includes work by Abbas, Bruno Barbey, Robert Capa, Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli, Susan Meiselas, Paulo Pellegrin and Jerome Sessini amongst others. Forgoing historical, chronological or geographical order, the exhibition aims to illustrate the sheer number of those uprooted, made homeless and transient, heading towards an uncertain future.
www.magnumphotos.com/events/event/magnum-photographers-exile-visa-pour-limage/
FESTIVAL
Visa pour l’image 2016
Exile by Magnum
From August 29 to September 4th, 2016
http://www.visapourlimage.com
