Rencontres d'Arles : On the Roof - Slide show party

4 juillet 2010 Arena Corner, 11 rue Renan, Arles, France - Rencontres d'Arles

Africa rallies in force at the Rencontres d’Arles, the world’s most important photography encounters with a private slide show of established photographers and new talents from the Continent and the Diaspora. On the Roof – Slide Show Party proposes festival-goers a feast for the eyes, promising a visual and sound journey through a most varied selection of images, photographic practices and genres. Twelve photographers were selected by Elise Atangana, Yves Chatap and Christine Eyene, a Cameroonian trio of art professionals based between Paris and London. Photographers featured include Malala Andrialavidrazana, Steve Bauras, Alexis Peskine, Raymond Dakoua, François-Xavier Gbre, Helene Jayet, N’Krumah Lawson Daku, Moeketsi Moticoe, Aida Muluneh, Paul Sika, Antoine Tempe, Max Venite, and video artist Breeze Yoko. On the Roof – Slide Show Party aims to address the under-representation of African practitioners at this major photography festival and offers to showcase new work from photographers that define today’s and tomorrow’s trends. On The Roof - Slide Show Party Arena Corner & Guests Wednesday 7 July 2010, 9.30 p.m. 11, rue Renan Arles France