The second edition of the LES FEMMES S’EXPOSENT festival opens its doors in Houlgate from June 7 to August 31, 2019.
This year, the LES FEMMES S’EXPOSENT festival presents :
• 14 outdoor exhibitions including a residency
• 4 prizes which will reward work on various themes
• 2 educational projects
• 2 screening evenings
• round tables and guided tours
• book signings organized by the Parisian bookstore La Comète
BEING A WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER by Jane Evelyn Atwood, 2019 patron of the festival
“I never think of myself in those terms. It’s the others who tell me:
“You are a woman photographer” Often, I am associated with subjects that deal with women, but I do not limit myself to that. I am not sectarian even if, yes obviously, I defend women’s rights.
I don’t like being considered a female photographer who takes photos of women. This may seem strange, but I can’t yet think of myself as a photographer even if I can no longer imagine my life without photography.
What happened was that I met people, I saw situations and I needed to know them up close. Photography appeared to me as a way to get closer to them. »
Excerpt from the book “Jane Evelyn Atwood”, by Christine Delory-Momberger (Just Between Us collection, Ed. André Frère).
The LES FEMMES S’EXPOSENT festival :
LES FEMMES S’EXPOSENT is a festival entirely dedicated to professional women photographers (all categories: war, sports, art, etc.). Its vocation is to show their growing contribution to the world of photography and media, to make their work visible.
Exhibited photographers :
Jane Evelyn Atwood – Florence Brochoire – Sophie Brändström – Florence Joubert – Anne Kuhn – Floriane de Lassée – Ouka Leele – Anne-Christine Poujoulat Agathe Poupeney – Sandra Reinflet – Corinne Rozotte – Flore-Aël Surun – Joana Toro – Véronique de Viguerie
