Florence Henri, "Composition (Personnage et panier sur une plage)", vers 1930-1935 © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais
Blur - A Photographic History
03/03/2023 - 21/05/2023
Photo Elysée
17 Place de la Gare
CH-1003 Lausanne
www.elysee.ch
This exhibition traces the history of blur in photography, from the invention of the process to the present. With comparisons to painting and cinema, it tells the story – via key works – of the evolution of this form, as well as of the values associated with it according to the different periods and photographic practices.
The exhibition will begin with some paintings from the 17th century – a period in which "softness" constitutes a very specific pictorial category –, and will then move on to the present where blur has become a preponderant element of the photographic aesthetic. Blur oscillates between the primary technical error it involves and the artistic ambitions it promises.
The exhibition thus allows us to grasp the challenges posed by blur in different photographic practices, whether it be photography for artistic purposes, that produced by amateurs and scientists, or photojournalism.
Photo Elysée
17 Place de la Gare
CH-1003 Lausanne
www.elysee.ch
This exhibition traces the history of blur in photography, from the invention of the process to the present. With comparisons to painting and cinema, it tells the story – via key works – of the evolution of this form, as well as of the values associated with it according to the different periods and photographic practices.
The exhibition will begin with some paintings from the 17th century – a period in which "softness" constitutes a very specific pictorial category –, and will then move on to the present where blur has become a preponderant element of the photographic aesthetic. Blur oscillates between the primary technical error it involves and the artistic ambitions it promises.
The exhibition thus allows us to grasp the challenges posed by blur in different photographic practices, whether it be photography for artistic purposes, that produced by amateurs and scientists, or photojournalism.