PASSAGE GALLERY Pierre Passebon COMING SOON Gregory Korganow from May 25 to June 25, 2016 20-26 Véro-Dodat gallery, Paris 1er Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Photographs GREGOIRE KORGANOW: FATHER AND SON from 25 May 2016 to 25 June 2016 FATHER AND SON What is a father? What is a son? What is the link that unites them? The blood ? Love? The transmission ? The inheritance? I photograph fathers, from 20 to 80 years old, standing, shirtless, with their son of a few minutes for the youngest or in his fifties for the oldest. They are close together, often skin to skin. It is undoubtedly the arrival of my son in my life that made me want these portraits. His name is Marco. His skin is black. He was born in Rwanda. I remember the enthusiasm of a friend: “it's crazy what he looks like to you! " Really ? And me ? Do I look like my father? And do all these sons I photographed look like their father? Looking at these portraits, we look for similarities. We examine the features of the face, we compare the gestures, the attitudes. We imagine a story. We try to unravel the mystery of the relationship. The nudity of the bodies confuses the issue, somewhat muddies the waters. Are fragility and tenderness taboo? I started this work in 2009. I first photographed my friends, my neighbors, acquaintances from my children's school. Subsequently I placed an ad on social networks. Very quickly fathers and sons whom I did not know volunteered. Then I enriched my series of portraits with artist residencies throughout France: I settled in a working-class suburb, in the countryside, in a new town, a maternity hospital… Grégoire Korganow . . Old exhibitions (archives) Visit our virtual gallery COME IN Join us 22 - 26 Véro-Dodat gallery 75001 Paris 01 42 36 01 13 ROUTE? By car Walk By bike Transit PP Passage Gallery Pierre Passebon mail: mail@galeriedupassage.com Currently Archives Pictures 3D visit Contact