Documentary Screening: Dans une photo de Pierre et Gilles

Attend the screening of the documentary Dans une photo de Pierre et Gilles and the short film Au-delà du visible.

Dans une photo de Pierre et Gilles

For 40 years, daring creative duo Pierre and Gilles have been producing original, hyper-colourful portraits that defy all artistic categorization. The two artists—one a photographer, the other a painter—combine their talents to produce truly unique pieces.

Chantal Lasbats’s vivid portrayal, perfectly in sync with the artists’ personalities, goes behind the scenes of the pair’s latest production: a portrait of French pop musician Eddy de Pretto. Stepping inside the artists’ home studio, we gain a sneak peek of the creative process. This is where the magic happens!

Dans une photo de Pierre et Gilles, France, 2019, 52 min., Chantal Lasbats. In French.

Au-delà du visible

This film is a portrait of French artist Mustapha Azeroual, who uses photography not to capture reality but to look for what lies beyond the visible. Focusing only on the most basic visual elements, the artist creates abstract compositions from photographs taken in his studio and in natural environments. Whether his camera lens is pointed at a forest or a lake, his technique avoids any hint of the figurative to retain only the essentials of light and colour.

Filmmaker Jean-Marc Gosse captures Azeroual’s working method through magnificent direction and skilful editing. Au-delà du visible is a captivating film full of rhythm, mystery, artistic reflections and music, perfectly in step with the artist’s work.

Au-delà du visible, France, 2020, 5 min., Jean-Marc Gosse. In French with English subtitles.

Information

Free activity, in French, presented on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 6 p.m.
Duration: 60 minutes
Location: J. Armand Bombardier Theatre at the McCord Museum
Limited seating, reservation required.
Billetterie Weezevent

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