Transphotographiques is a photography festival based in

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, France. It was created in 2001 by Olivier Spillebout, and organized since 2003 by the House of Photography ().

Activities

Every year, or biannually, Transphotographiques runs exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and educational programs in the

area. For each festival, the work of a special guest (''invité d'honneur'') – or ''marraine'' (godmother)Marta Eloy Cichocka,
Entrons dans les Trans... Photographiques
, Maison Photo, 2008. "L’édition suivante était dominée par la photographie féminine incarnée par sa marraine Sabine Weiss...." (Also in Polish.)L. Moniez, "2006 sans les Transphotographiques: L'événement culturel photographique est annulé", ''

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Revue de presse Transphotographiques 2005
, Transphotographiques. or ''parrain'' (godfather) – "defines that year's theme". It is chaired by Bertrand de Talhouët, managed by Olivier Spillebout and organized in partnership with the magazine ''Photo'', and runs from mid May to mid June.

Festivals

* 2001: curated by Olivier Spillebout and with

Willy Ronis Willy Ronis (; 14 August 191012 September 2009) was a French photographer. His best-known work shows life in post-war Paris and Provence. Life and work Ronis was born in Paris; his father, Emmanuel Ronis, was a Jewish refugee from Odessa, and ...

as special guest. * 2002: curated by Olivier Spillebout and with Sabine Weiss as special guest. * 2003: curated by Olivier Spillebout and with Peter Lindbergh as special guest. * 2004: ''Transformation'', curated by Jean-Luc Monterosso Sponsored by Maison européenne de la photographie. Included a fringe festival. With William Klein as special guest. * 2005: ''Hors circuits'' (on territory and landscape), curated by Anne de Mondenard and with

Raymond Depardon Raymond Depardon (; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Early life Depardon was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France. Photographer Depardon is a mainly self-taught photographer, as he began ...

as special guest. * 2006: estival canceledref name="moniez" /> * 2007: n film!-- Not yet sure of the title in French, let alone English --> curated by Olivier SpilleboutJean-Marie Wynants,
Entre nostalgie du ciné de papa et découverte d'univers singuliers
, '' Le Soir'', 30 May 2007. and with

Lucien Clergue Lucien Clergue (; 14 August 1934 – 15 November 2014) was a French photographer. He was Chairman of the Academy of Fine Arts, Paris for 2013. Biography Lucien Clergue was born in Arles, France. At the age of 7 he began learning to play the ...

as special guest. * 2008: ''Mode et photographie'', curated by Olivier Spillebout and with

Karl Lagerfeld Karl Otto Lagerfeld (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director, artist and photographer. He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...

as special guest. * 2009: 'Europe et ses frontièresThere seems not to have been an explicit ''title'' for the festival. "Les liens et les réseaux tissés au fil des éditions, nous ont amenés naturellement à présenter en 2009, une thématique tournée vers ''l’Europe et ses frontières'': regards croisés de photographes russes, polonais, tchèques, roumains, hongrois, français... qui confrontent leurs visions de la frontière tant territoriale que sociétale et culturelle." "Communiqué de presse",
Dossier de presse
for the 2009 festival (PDF, 3.2 MB). Emphasis added. curated by Olivier Spillebout and with

Stanley Greene Stanley Greene (February 14, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an American photojournalist. Life and career Greene was born to middle class parents in Brooklyn. Both his parents were actors. His father, who was born in Harlem, was a union organizer, on ...

as special guest. * 2010: ''Une seconde nature'' (i.e. "a second nature"), curated by Françoise Paviot and Gabriel Bauret and with

Joan Fontcuberta Joan Fontcuberta (born 24 February 1955)Joan Fontcuberta - biography.
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as special guest. * 2011: ''Nord(s)'' (i.e. "north(s)")Les Transphotographiques 2011: épisode 1
, La Nenette Déchaînée, Forumophoto, 3 June 2011. and with

Gabriele Basilico Gabriele Basilico (12 August 1944 – 13 February 2013) was an Italian photographer who defined himself as "a measurer of space". Born in Milan, Italy in 1944, he originally studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in photography. H ...

as special guest. * 2012, 2013 o festivalref name="painset2014">Catherine Painset,
Le retour des Transphotographiques à Lille, à l’état liquide et collectif
, ''La Voix du Nord'', 26 May 2014. * 2014: ''Collectif'' (i.e. "collective"); with a major project on "France(s) Territoire liquide", i.e. "France(s) liquid territory").

Exhibition locations

The festival is based in Lille, where these locations have been used: - - - - Vieille Bourse - - - Lille Cathedral - Église Saint-Maurice de Lille - It has expanded outside Lille. The 2007 festival, for example, also had events in

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, Lambersart,

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, and across the border in

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."Un festival qui se développe", ''Lille Magazine'', April 2007, p. 35. Availabl
here
at transphotographiques.com.

Partnerships

One part of the work of Transphotographiques is to promote the work of local photographers.Grażina Kulczyk,
Kolekcja Transphotographiques
, Art Stations Foundation,

Kulczyk Foundation The Kulczyk Foundation is a Polish private foundation founded in 2013 by Grażyna Kulczyk, Jan Kulczyk, and Dominika Kulczyk, who has been the President of the foundation since its establishment. Apart from Dominika Kulczyk, the foundation is ...

. It is part of Photo Festival Union, a European network of photography festivals.Lille: Transphotographiques
, Photo Festival Union. A month-long exhibition in

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in 2008, ''Kolekcja Transphotographiques'', was a retrospective of the first seven years of Transphotographiques.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.transphotographiques.com Photography festivals French photography organizations Lille Tourist attractions in Lille Arts festivals in France Art festivals in France