img. Martine Franck, Plage, village de Puri, Inde, 1980 © Martine Franck Magnum Photos – from Musée de l’Elysée’s website.
Wishing to showcase the pioneering work of female photographers in the 20th century, the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne is presenting a major retrospective dedicated to Martine Franck (1938-2012). Conceived by the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris and co-produced with the Musée de l’Elysée, this exhibition, exceptional in its scope, gathers almost 140 photographs, some of which have never been shown before and many of them chosen by the photographer herself.
The exhibition was on show in Lausanne in 2019 and is now hosted at the FotoMuseum in Antwerp until the 18th April 2021.
Martine Franck, who was born in Antwerp, discovered a passion for photography while on a long journey through Asia in 1963. Once she had returned home to Paris, she set herself as a freelance photographer and created portraits and reportages for the major American magazines, including Life, The New York Times and Vogue. Martine Franck claimed wonder and a deep joy for humanity, with all the empathy she displayed.
More info:
- FOMU website: https://fomu.be/en/exhibitions/martine-franck
- Musée de l’Elysée blog: http://www.elysee.ch/en/the-museum/news/detail/news/martine-franck-exhibition-at-fomu-extended/
