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Photobook! ALL I EVER WANTED – by Hester L Scheurwater

Published by Editions Bessard
Introduction by Patrick Remy
Translation by Frederique Destribats
Limited edition of 500
Artist edition 25 copies with a signed and numbered print on baryta paper

Hester Scheurwater’s persona is an exploration into the existing ideas on femininity. Her new book “All I Ever Wanted” published by Editions Bessard consists of various leaflets like the different rooms in a house, each reflecting its own atmosphere of Hester Scheurwaters inner world, her fears and desires. She is using the depiction of women in contemporary society to raise questions about individuality and conformity, being just another female object or very much in control over the male gaze. Available here: https://editionsbessard.com/

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Hurry up dear photographers!! Only 5 days to apply to Encontros da Imagem EI AWARD 2015 – Portfolio Review

EI Award 2015

In the year of celebration of its XXV edition, Encontros da Imagem Festival launches the EI AWARD 2015 aiming to reward the best Contemporary Photography Portfolio of 2015.

Encontros da Imagem present a unique opportunity for artists from around the world to highlight talented photographic projects and at the same time, gather international experts in the field of photography.

The EI AWARD 2015 is assigned through a Portfolio Review that offers the photographer the opportunity to show their work to commissioners, gallery owners and expert editors and establishing solid foundations for the promotion of their work.

The award consists of prize money, an individual exhibition at the Festival Encontros da Imagem  2016 and a zine publication in the Zine Collection from the Edition Bessard.

Encontros da Imagem Festival invites all the photographers to submit their application to the EI AWARD 2015 until 24th of Jule of 2015.

http://encontrosdaimagem.com/en/news/2015/ei-award-2015/

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ALL I EVER WANTED – by Hester L Scheurwater

Published by Éditions Bessard
introduction by Patrick Remy
Limited edition of 500
Artist edition 25 copies withe a signed and numbered print

Hester Scheurwater’s persona is an exploration into the existing ideas on femininity. Her new book “All I Ever Wanted” published by Editions Bessard consists of various leaflets like the different rooms in a house, each reflecting its own atmosphere of Hester Scheurwaters inner world, her fears and desires. She is using the depiction of women in contemporary society to raise questions about individuality and conformity, being just another female object or very much in control over the male gaze.

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ALL I EVER WANTED – Hester L Scheurwater

Published by Éditions Bessard
introduction by Patrick Remy
Limited edition of 500
Artist edition 25 copies withe a signed and numbered print

Hester Scheurwater’s persona is an exploration into the existing ideas on femininity. Her new book “All I Ever Wanted” published by Editions Bessard consists of various leaflets like the different rooms in a house, each reflecting its own atmosphere of Hester Scheurwaters inner world, her fears and desires. She is using the depiction of women in contemporary society to raise questions about individuality and conformity, being just another female object or very much in control over the male gaze.

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Stop destroying gorilla habitat for palm oil!

Wilmar, a multinational palm oil giant, is destroying protected forests in Nigeria for its plantations. Satellite images show that the corporation is clear-cutting swathes of land that include parts of Cross River National Park and Ekinta River Forest Reserve.

The forests of Cross River State in Nigeria are home to the Cross River gorilla – the most critically endangered primate in Africa. Less than 300 of the gorillas remain and further loss of habitat could lead to their extinction.

As many as 20,000 people are also being impacted by Wilmar’s expansion in Nigeria. The corporation is “bulldozing away people’s lives,” says environmental activist Godwin Ojo. The villagers were previously able to live sustainably off of their land, but many are now impoverished.

Unilever – the manufacturer behind brands such as Dove, Becel, Flora and Hellmann’s – is a major Wilmar customer. We therefore consider both corporations to be responsible for rainforest destruction, land grabs and human-rights violations.

Tell Wilmar to stop its clear-cutting immediately and call on Unilever to stop buying palm oil from Wilmar. https://dub122.mail.live.com/?tid=cmRerOWNkr5RGUXmw75afbeg2&fid=flinbox

 

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Les Voies-Off ARLES: L’atelier …

Les Voies-Off ARLES: L’atelier Cinq invite the Gallery Editions Bessard : ‪#‎TheSelfeet‬ dans les locaux du PCF:
Une série d’autoportraits sur le narcissisme quotidien des réseaux sociaux vu par Lucie Beudet. Le « selfie » a envahi nos vies et nos feeds sur les réseaux sociaux.
Le topic a été mentionné plus de 92 millions de fois sur Twitter en 2014.
Narcissique, auto-centré, révélateur du « regardez-moi, likez-moi ».
Chanteurs, politiques, mannequins,… Personne n’est épargné
par le phénomène « auto-portrait ». En proposant #TheSelfeet, un
recueil de photos de ses pieds, ou le récit photographique de ses
tribulations quotidiennes, Lucie Beudet réinterprète cette tendance
digitale en proposant une version pop, décalée et provocante. Cette
version « photobiographique » a interpellé Pierre Bessard
des prestigieuses éditions du même nom. Il propose alors à Lucie Beudet
d’éditer ses photos sur la Zine Collection qui a déjà mis à l’honneur
des photographes comme Cristina De Middel, Brian Griffin,
Max Pam ou encore Bernard Plossu.  Séduit par le concept de Lucie, il
explique que celle-ci « a parfaitement saisi cette nouvelle tendance
globale de la photographie, moderne et dans l’air du temps. Le projet
réussit le défi d’être à la fois esthétique et ancré dans la réalité ».
Le projet est certes esthétique, tant sur la recherche de jeux
graphiques, de lignes et de proportions, mais il dénonce aussi à sa
manière cette surenchère du Moi.
Une façon créative de nous faire réfléchir aussi à notre propre rapport à notre image « numérique ».
Plus d’informations ::  www.editionsbessard.com