This precious course invites us to rethink our perception of everyday life through the image. The approach is open to meaning and the sensitive observation of what surrounds us, especially non-events, details and the little nothings that make, wrap and calm our days most often. The challenge will be for the participants, through their sensations, their eyes and their curiosity, to find the unexpected and the exceptional in what is most commonplace. The challenge will then be to find a personal way to share their observations through photography.

Marguerite Bornhauser will meticulously accompany the participants on this quest in defining a unique style. Observing, identifying and capturing will be the first steps in a process that will become more precise and structured in order to turn a succession of images into a personal photographic language. Colors, forms, gestures, lights, a face, an atmosphere, a gaze, objects, a thread, shadows, a perspective, a texture, skin are elements that, articulated, rhythmic, put into relationships with each other, will serve as words to compose a poetry of everyday life, a sublimated daily life. The exchange of points of view, ideas and experiments, trust and selection sessions will punctuate the process.

On the last day, this exciting journey will culminate in an exhibition of a personal and sensitive series.

The Workshop is held in french (with English translation if necessary).

Marguerite Bornhauser:
Born 1989, Marguerite Bornhauser lives and works in Paris. She studied literature and journalism before enrolling in the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles, graduating in 2015. Her first institutional show was at the Maison Européenne de la photographie in 2019.

Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and festivals in France (Paris, Arles, Toulouse, Deauville), London, Brussels, Istanbul, Lisbon, Switzerland, Japan and soon, Bahrein as well as in 27 Paris metro stations in 2020 and on advertising panels for the Cincinnati Art Museum. Ms. Bornhauser usually accompanies her photographs with a written text.

Interview (Arty Mag): https://www.artymag.com/interview-marguerite-bornhauser
Video interview (In Cadaquès Photo Festival): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVYs04AgpUg
Website: www.margueritebornhauser.com
Instagram: margueritebornhauser


PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Face-to-face training
Location: historic center of Arles
Mobility: stairs to access the building and for several interior rooms (contact us)
Number of participants: between 6 and 10 people
Start of the photo course on the first day: 10:00 a.m.
End of the photo course on the last day: 7:00 p.m. followed by a group presentation until 9:00 p.m.
Hours on other days: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Possibility to bring your meal and eat on site during the lunch break

CONTENT:
- Study and analysis of the photographs taken
- Daily shooting
- Technical session with a digital camera
- Definition of a personal subject
- Selections of the photographs taken

BRING:
- A selection of around 30 images attesting to your practice (preferably on paper/format of your choice)
- Your camera, charger and cables
- 2 or 3 memory cards
- A Mac-compatible hard drive or your computer if you wish
- Clothing, bag, shoes, etc. appropriate for spending several hours outdoors.

TEACHING METHOD
- Taught by an instructor (contact us for more information)

EQUIPMENT
- Mac computers
- A photo library (app. 500 references)
- Various kinds of lighting systems, studio accessories, tripod, etc.

EVALUATION
- Private end-of-course interview and evaluation
- The instructor continuously evaluates the personal series
- Oral end-of-course evaluation

FORMALISATION AT THE END OF THE COURSE
- End-of-course certificate

CONTACTS AND INFORMATION
Les Rencontres d’Arles
Siret: 309 952 489 000 32
Activity declaration number: 93 13 002 55 13
Marie Couteux & Marion Brun stage@rencontres-arles.com
+33(0) 490 967 606