The ‘Médiathèque Valais’ in Martigny (Switzerland) announces the exposition: Cosey Repérages – Photography et Bande Dessinée’. The word ‘Repérage’ can be translated as ‘exploration’, but in photography it is also used for ‘finding your viewpoint’ or for ‘making a test set-up’.
From the press invitation, I quote (& translate) the following: ‘To tell stories in images, the comic author uses the same tools as the photographer: various framings, rythm, composition… In the works of Cosey photography and comics are intimately connected. Travel pictures or archive photos: his explorations has led him into Asia, but also to… the Médiathèque Valais – Martigny!’
As we know from many interviews with Cosey, travel and discovery come before the creation of a story, sometimes even years before. Cosey talks about ‘a certain nostalgia’ when he chooses an environment for his stories. So this exposition focuses on an essential characteristic of Cosey’s creative process. Interesting!
From 11 february till 20 may 2012, in Martigny (Switzerland).
Thanks to Dinu Logoz