Director of the Rencontres de la Photo d'Arles, Christoph Wiesner, Seeks a Mix of Renewal and Loyalty


07/14/2021

The new director of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photo d'Arles is focusing his first edition on highly topical subjects including questions of identity, with the accent on a multifaceted view of photography as a medium.



by Sophie Bernard

Charlotte Perriand and Fernand Léger, Photomontage for the pavilion of the Ministry of Agriculture, International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Modern Life, Paris, 1937. Contemporary restoration of the period colors. Charlotte Perriand Archives
How did the transition between directors take place after 2020, when the festival was limited to two evenings at the Théâtre Antique?
With Sam Stourdzé, the handover period was rather short, because of Covid-19—but it never crossed my mind to start again from scratch. I felt it important to build on the festival's foundations and preserve the spirit of Arles... read more