THE EXHIBITION
Discover the work of the famous photographer Robert Doisneau in a prodigious tour of over 350 photographs.
The exhibition Robert Doisneau. Instants marks the return of Robert Doisneau’s photographs to Paris after years of absence.
Some 350 photographs have been carefully selected from the 450,000 in the collection. The iconic images stand side by side with completely renewed series, demonstrating the photographer’s dexterity in exploring human beings in a wide range of environments: childhood, artists, writers, bistros, the Vogue years, but also the harshness and gravity of life, the suburbs…
A NEW, RARE AND PERSONNAL EXHIBITION
Robert Doisneau’s unique vision of the world around him is based on the most everyday reality.
His amused view of childhood. His Parisian suburbs, turning from black and white to color. His intimate visits to the studios of painters and sculptors; his exploration of post-war fashion and luxury during the Vogue years. These are just a few of the themes that – with an unwavering attention to detail – reveal the social reality of a world without indulgence, a world in which he always felt a sense of solidarity.
This exceptionally rich tour features the photographer’s personal objects and documents, as well as interactive and audiovisual elements.
Far from a nostalgic Doisneau, his photographs were rooted in the present and always looking to the future.
A REAL WORLD THROUGH DREAMY EYES
The exhibition Robert Doisneau. Instants offers a genuine encounter with the photographer in his abundant universe of work. His vision is imbued with the poetic realism with which he sees the world as it is, but with an emphasis on the marvellous. The spirit of this exhibition is somewhere between lightness and gravity, or between dream and reality.
Whether we see it as an acknowledgement of a melancholy reality or a testimony to an irrepressible joie de vivre, it’s all linked to our own history. These photographs, some of which have become universal, perhaps take us on a journey of self-discovery… ?
A collective exhibition curated by Tempora and Atelier Doisneau in collaboration with the Musée Maillol.
Collective curators: Francine Deroudille, Annette Doisneau, Isabelle Benoit, Benoît Remiche.
Set design: Peter Logan.
The design and production of the exhibition is the fruit of the collective work of the entire Tempora team.