Robert Doisneau, Camille Folliet, the Resistance priest supporting and advising the French Resistance fighters in the outpost of the Parisian Barriers, in August 1944.
“His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan. To be born in a duck’s nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan’s egg.” ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling
“Qui êtes-vous donc, vous les créatures du Pays Fantastique ? Vous êtes des fictions, des chimères du Royaume de la Poèsie, des personnes dans une histoire sans fin !” L'histoire sans fin - Michael Ende
You are warmly invited to the private view of ‘for ever Amber’ at the Laing Art Gallery on Friday 26th June from 6pm til 8pm
In 1978 Henri Cartier-Bresson celebrated his 70th birthday with Amber Film & Photography Collective and a retrospective at Side Gallery, the group’s then new documentary photography venue in Newcastle upon Tyne. As a thank you, he sent a photograph inscribed “for ever Amber. 37 years later his words come to life in the first major retrospective for Amber’s remarkable collection.
This exhibition, developed in partnership with the Laing Art Gallery, was made possible through the support of Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery funding.
We hope you can join us in celebrating the launch of this long awaited exhibition.
El viento en la cara, la velocidad, la posibilidad de construir una mirada urbana: todo se paga, literalmente, con equilibrio y sudor.
En la bici, tu esfera es la calle. En el mundo del peatón también, pero las ruedas le dan al entorno una fugacidad perfecta: es posible mirar y hacer un dibujo mental de aquello que se ve, y a la vez todo se suelta pronto porque la ciudad siempre sigue.
—La bicicleta conecta con la infancia —dijo la colega que hizo la nota. Respondí que sí: la conexión con la infancia es otra de las razones por las que uno elige pedalear. Pero esa es la explicación racional. La otra, como siempre, está a oscuras.
