Geoffroy Mathieu
Photographer
Learn more about Geoffroy’s residency project
After two months of residency exploring Atlanta, a city often considered “unwalkable,” Geoffroy Mathieu comes to Atlanta Contemporary as part of their Villa Albertine Resident Artist Talk series, in partnership with Flux Projects. Join us as he shares captivating photographs and insights from his explorations of urban walking in this vibrant city. Geoffroy will be in conversation with Anne Archer Dennington, Executive Director of Flux Projects.
“My photography questions the way environmental and political issues are made tangible in the landscape. Alone, with a partner, or as part of a collective, I complete travel- or immersion-based projects to document shifting territories, in-between spaces, and objects and actions that reveal resistances in the ways in which places are used.” — Geoffroy Mathieu
For his residency project with Villa Albertine, Geoffroy wants to get to know “the landscapes of Atlanta through the bodies and figures of those who travel by foot because they do not own a car, because there is no public transport, or because sometimes in the city it is smarter to keep moving.
The figure of the walker has ultimately been cancelled by a city that relegates those without cars to outcasts, vagabonds, or criminals. Fuel has supplanted muscle. Yet, for some people, walking is still the most economical, available, and reliable means of transport. Who are they? How do they walk? What places and communities do they link together? Which itineraries, passages, and landscapes do they walk through each day? What must they endure? What dangers do they face?”
Don’t miss this chance to experience Atlanta through Geoffroy’s lens!
This event will take place within the Gallery 1 and is free to attend. Registration is required.
Parking is free in the lot at Bankhead & Means Street (Google Maps Location). You can access the lot via Bankhead Avenue and proceed past the parking attendant booth.
This event is co-presented by Atlanta Contemporary, as part of their Villa Albertine Artist Talk series, Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture & Education, and Flux Projects.