The exhibition of Yann Arthus Bertrand: 6 billion others
Posted by LN, Thursday 25 June 2009 at 08:14 - Expositions and festivals - Tags
I don’t know if Yann Arthus Bertrand is known abroad. If not, let me introduce him. He is an ecologist or an environmentalist. It is almost the French Al Gore, but as a photographer and not as a politician…
He has made several ecologist events : books about the state of the earth (Earth from above), films also and exhibitions. And he is also interested in mankind and the show 6 billion others is one of them.
This exhibition was first presented in Grand Palais in Paris and, then a smaller city but still the capital of Brittany Rennes and then far away New York… It presents mankind… 5000 interviews in 75 countries and 40 answers to 40 questions.
It is trite to say but sometimes it is very surprising to compare people's responses to issues such as violence, love, belief, happiness ...
Everyone gives his feeling : a man explains that the birth of his son is the Event of his life, another hopes that the trial of Pol Pot will happen sson, for a third one, happiness is easy … Another does not support people repeating again and again. Or when his wife makes bad cooking.… A survivor of a plane crash who loves life ... You can also leave your testimony, in order to reach .... 6 billion others ...
What I did like ?
It is nice to see mankind speaking… The expo in Rennes was presented in a smaller room than Paris – No wonder it is a smaller city ! – So it had to be adapted to this new space. The solution was to change the themes exposed in the 3 yurts every 10 days.
In short, the show is renewed quite often and you can go several times as long you wait 10 days between the visits ...
What I do not like ?
No where you find explanations to understand how they dedided the themes of the 40 questions… Or how they found the people they interviewed… I know everyone can leave its message but I would have liked to know how they began… Is it spontaneous or sorted? And for what? It's a bit embarrassing to see an exhibition and this lack of transparency ... I know it is not a sociologist work but it tries to look like one…
It is also expensive : 10 euros in Paris, 4 in Rennes, I don’t know how much it will be in New York but …I thought the philosophy of Yann Arthus Bertrand was to permit to everyone to see its works…
Specially when you know that lots of sponsors (cities too) give him money to realize his pictures and films, it would be understandable to get a free entrance…
Open every day except Monday and Sunday until the end of August.
Read it in French : L'expo de Yann Arthus Bertrand : 6 milliards d'autres
He has made several ecologist events : books about the state of the earth (Earth from above), films also and exhibitions. And he is also interested in mankind and the show 6 billion others is one of them.
This exhibition was first presented in Grand Palais in Paris and, then a smaller city but still the capital of Brittany Rennes and then far away New York… It presents mankind… 5000 interviews in 75 countries and 40 answers to 40 questions.
It is trite to say but sometimes it is very surprising to compare people's responses to issues such as violence, love, belief, happiness ...
Everyone gives his feeling : a man explains that the birth of his son is the Event of his life, another hopes that the trial of Pol Pot will happen sson, for a third one, happiness is easy … Another does not support people repeating again and again. Or when his wife makes bad cooking.… A survivor of a plane crash who loves life ... You can also leave your testimony, in order to reach .... 6 billion others ...
What I did like ?
It is nice to see mankind speaking… The expo in Rennes was presented in a smaller room than Paris – No wonder it is a smaller city ! – So it had to be adapted to this new space. The solution was to change the themes exposed in the 3 yurts every 10 days.
In short, the show is renewed quite often and you can go several times as long you wait 10 days between the visits ...
What I do not like ?
No where you find explanations to understand how they dedided the themes of the 40 questions… Or how they found the people they interviewed… I know everyone can leave its message but I would have liked to know how they began… Is it spontaneous or sorted? And for what? It's a bit embarrassing to see an exhibition and this lack of transparency ... I know it is not a sociologist work but it tries to look like one…
It is also expensive : 10 euros in Paris, 4 in Rennes, I don’t know how much it will be in New York but …I thought the philosophy of Yann Arthus Bertrand was to permit to everyone to see its works…
Specially when you know that lots of sponsors (cities too) give him money to realize his pictures and films, it would be understandable to get a free entrance…
Open every day except Monday and Sunday until the end of August.
Read it in French : L'expo de Yann Arthus Bertrand : 6 milliards d'autres
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