Brigitte Grignet — “Les jours qui restent”
RENCONTRES DE LA JEUNE PHOTOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONALE
7 exhibitions places in Niort, 79000
From April 1 to May 28, 2022
The postponements and other changes due to the health crisis have not dampened the enthusiasm of the association “Pour l’instant”, organizer of the 26th meeting of young international photography, a cultural monument that brings to light and in various places in the city the work of young photographers from around the world, both emerging and already recognized. An exceptional 2022 vintage with 27 international artists present, seven exhibition venues, including four new ones, and always this will to sharpen the eye and sustenance the cultural appetite of all.
Agence VU’ is associated with this 26th edition through the exhibition of Brigitte Grignet’s work at the Pierre Moinot media library.
“Les jours qui restent”
“Over the past 20 years, I’ve been on countless boats, planes, buses. I’ve missed others. My camera has always been with me. Photography helps me to confront the world, and others. When I look at my images, they sometimes seem to emanate from dreams. But they tell me that one day, I stood there, and these fragments of life are mine. I have this irresistible urge to escape to the edges of the world. Places where time is suspended and people still follow an ancestral way of life. Every day, we see and hear so many things. It is as if a story is being told to us, never finished, with a thousand and one details. Suddenly, it’s a surprise. One thing like another, an emotion. Life has moved, and the astonishment is there. In these moments of acute awareness, the world seems a new place. The images seem to create a universe of their own. In the solitude of these moments, deeply anchored in the present, I am more aware than ever that today will never happen again.”
– Brigitte Grignet