I had the chance to see French photographer Claude Iverné’s previous exhibition in Paris, which took place in 2012 at the Clémentine de la Féronnière gallery. You can read my post to learn more about it: Rashid Mahdi, Claude Iverné, and Sudanese Photographs.
Iverné is back in Paris, but unfortunately, I’m not sure I’ll be able to see his show this time. His photographs are currently on display at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson until July 30:
The Bilad es Sudan exhibition presenting the work of Claude Iverné, winner of the 2015 HCB Award, is on show at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson from May 11 to July 30, 2017. Egypt and the sultanate of Darfur. Here, he discovered a country steeped in contrasting influences, and the project to document this land of Sudan was born. Other trips followed. Wandering seemed the obvious choice for him, life rather than a journey, even to the point of learning the Arabic language. For the 2015 HCB Award, Iverné wanted to continue his project in South Sudan, the 193rd country of our planet, as he attempted to sketch out its historical details and map its contemporary contours.
If you’re in Paris this summer, this is a show you won’t want to miss. Take it from Claude Iverné himself: “Nothing is truth here, it’s in the faults, between the lines, that the imagination germinates.”
For more information about the exhibition, visit the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson website.
