Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

C’est l’un des shows solo les plus étonnants de Paris Photo. Une exposition de propagande quasi surréaliste... Bienvenue en Corée du Nord, pays le

Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

Stéphan Gladieu photographer biography on All About Photo. Stéphan Gladieu life and work, current exhibitions, publications, agencies and galleries.

C’est l’un des shows solo les plus étonnants de Paris Photo. Une exposition de propagande quasi surréaliste... Bienvenue en Corée du Nord, pays le

Stephan Gladieu egungun le culte des ancêtres ancester cult Benin yoruba

Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

C’est l’un des shows solo les plus étonnants de Paris Photo. Une exposition de propagande quasi surréaliste... Bienvenue en Corée du Nord, pays le

Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

French photographer Stephan Gladieu documented the striking costumes created from waste in the Congolese capital Kinshasa.

An ingenious approach to personal portraiture in a country with a virtual embargo on the formWhile undertaking this photographic investigation of North Korea, French photographer Stéphan Gladieu (born 1969) found himself under constant surveillance everywhere he went. Because of these constraints, he managed to invent an ingenious space of freedom. Gladieu created mirror-portraits of people he encountered and was hosted by, often full length, which require a face-on pose and a direct gaze. In this way, he managed to create a form similar to North Korea's propaganda imagery, which made his approach more comprehensible and permissible to the authorities. Fifty years after its foundation, North Korea endures a media portrayal of war, famine, nuclear programs and military parades. Indoors, people are required to display portraits of the regime's founder, Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il. Family photos are not allowed; nor are personal portraits. Consequently, Gladieu's work attains an almost historic act of intervention in the country's visual politics.

Stephan Gladieu egungun le culte des ancêtres ancester cult Benin yoruba

Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

Stephan Gladieu présent aux rencontres d'Arles

Stephan Gladieu egungun le culte des ancêtres ancester cult Benin yoruba

Stephan Gladieu egungun le culte des ancêtres ancester cult Benin yoruba