Eugénie Kuffler

More than 150 years after the destruction of the Tuileries Palace, how can we rediscover the materiality of the 1871 Paris Commune and its revolutionary fire ? Perhaps by exploring images of its ruins and by discussing with today’s militants...

Initial situation: models were invited to participate in their portrait by the contribution of personal objects and a great freedom of expression before the camera. This initial situation was conceived by Catherine Rebois. Graffon: I propose to film in a fragmented way these sessions of pose. Participants agree to be filmed at the same time they are photographed. Deliberately sharpened shift between an initial situation in its own duration and its filmic recording. The sequence of photographic shooting sessions is shattered.