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Edition of 5 + 1 Artist Proof
Edition of 5 + 1 Artist Proof
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Presentation
Modern Sati
When the Indian woman marries, she becomes the property of her in-laws and no longer belongs to her family. Ancestrally, if the husband died, she had to follow him into the afterlife. Sati is the act of a Hindu widow cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband to fulfill her role as wife.
The prohibition of this age-old practice in 1829 was not enough to give Indian women a family or social weight. Since then, the widow is no longer burnt at the stake, as can be seen in Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, but the tradition continues perniciously.
In the best cases, she becomes the slave of her stepmother, or, unfortunately, a fire in the kitchen, a fall from stairs or an acid attack will happen accidentally. Giving to the mother in law the honor of raising orphaned grandchildren.
In a broader sense, women, widows or not, remain subject to the diktats of a changing society. When the husband's death, after a rape or a divorce or for a simple financial independence desire, women often have no choice but to physically or socialy disappear. Their status remains unchanged in strangled by traditions. It is the modern Sati.
Each photograph synthetizes, in a studied composition, symbolic elements and gains depth which inspires introspection and meditating to the spectator. The artist allegorizes by the combination of the purifying fire, the crepuscular light corresponding to time for thinking, a decorum marked with loneliness; all calls for an awareness of the struggle to the respect of the fundamental human rights.
This deceptive progress forces us to look again at the image and reveals the esthetic strength of the photographs taken in 2016 in Rajasthan (state in the North-West of India) where Floriane de Lassée has been to bear witness to the alarming status of women.
Agenda
28.06.2014 - 28.06.2014
31.05.2014 - 30.09.2014
10.04.2014 - 13.07.2014
Biography
Born in 1977. Lives and works in Paris.
EDUCATION
2003/2004
- Graduated from ICP (School of the International Center of Photography), New York, USA
1995/2000
- ESAG/Penninghen (École Supérieure d'Arts Graphiques), Paris
1999
- Programme ERASMUS, HDK University (Graphism & Fine Art), Göteborg, Sweden
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
- « Modern Sati », La Galerie Particulière, Paris
- « Trucks » & « Présences », La (Deuxième) Galerie Particulière, Paris
2015
- « How Much Can You Carry? », Edeman gallery, Chicago, USA
- Outside exhibition around the city of Bonifacio, Corsica
- La Galerie Particulière, Brussels, Belgium
2014
- « How Much Can You Carry? », Musée des Avelines, Saint-Cloud
- « How Much Can You Carry? » & « Ciels de Seine », La Galerie Particulière, Paris
- « Traits d'union », 12 Drouot, Paris
2013
- « Half the Sky », supported by L'Oréal's patronage, Women's Forum, Deauville
- KG+, festival of the Kyotographie, Kyoto, Japan
- Image ARK, Kathmandu, Nepal
2012
- Parcours Saint-Germain, Paris
2011
- « Inside Views », Espace Dupon, Paris
- « Présences », Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
2009
- « Inside Views - Beijing », Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
- « Night Visions », Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- « Inside Views - Beijing », Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery, Pekin, China
2008
- « Inside Views - Moscow », Mois OFF de la Photo, Paris
- « Inside Views », Paris Beijing Photo Gallery, Pekin, China
- « Inside Views », Galerie Na Solyanke, curating by CM-Art, Moscow, Russia
- « Inside Views », Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
2007
- « Inside Views - Shanghai », Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
2006
- « Inside Views - New York & Shanghai », Galerie Na Solyanke, curating by Malleray Art Consulting, Moscow, Russia
2005
- « Inside Views - New York », Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
- Invited to the Festival Photo Phnom Penh, with the "How Much", Diamond Island, Koh Pich, Cambodia
- Exhibition Floriane de Lassée and Nicolas Henry (artworks made in India), Saint-Merry Church, Paris
2016
- Guest of honor at the Rencontres internationales de la photo, Fez, Morocco
- « Anonymat d'Aujourd'hui », Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
2015
- Edelman Gallery, AIPAD, Paris Photo Los Angeles, Art Miami, USA
2014
- Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodge
- « How Much Can You Carry? », Festival « Peuples et Nature », La Gacilly (Brittany)
- Pulse Miami, La Galerie Particulière, USA
2013
- « Présences », Musée de la Photographie André Villers, Mougins
2010
- Biennale Ubi & Orbi, Sedan
2009
- Festival Photo d'Atlanta, USA
- Art Paris, France
- « Packaging », MUDAC (museum), Lausanne, Switzerland
2008
- Paris Photo, Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
- Show Off, Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
- Art Paris, Galerie Philippe Chaume, Paris
- Biennale de La Cambre Architecture, Brussels, Belgium
2007
- Art Paris Abu Dhabi, Abu Dahbi, United Arab Emirates
- Festival Voies Off 07, Arles
- Art Moscou, Moscow, Russia
- Art Paris, France
2006
- Scope London Art Fair, London, England
- Jeune Création 2006, Bellevilloise, Paris
- Festival Voies Off 06, Arles
2005
- Association Florence, Espace Commines, Paris
- « Hey, Hot Shot », série « Supermarkets », Galerie JenBekman, New York, USA
COMMANDS
2017
- Carte blanche for La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt (Insula Orchestra, Hauts de Seine)
2015
- Carte blanche for the perfume l'Extase by Nina Ricci
AWARDS
2014
- Lens Culture Emerging Talents 2014
2013
- Selected for the fifth cycle of the Pictet Award (theme « Consumption » with « How Much Can You Carry? »)
2010
- Selected for the third cycle of the Pictet Award (theme « Growth » with « Inside Views »)
2008
- Rising Talent, Global Women's Forum
2007
- Winner of Nazraeli Press Award / ICP
2005
- Winner of « Grand Prize PDN Edu Photo Contest » (with « Nightviews »), USA
PUBLICATIONS
2014
- « How Much Can You Carry? », Éditions Filigranes
2009
- « 100 000 ans de beauté », with the support of L'Oréal Foundation, Éditions Gallimard (Fine arts Books)
2008
- « Inside Views », Nazraeli Press edition, USA
Exhibitions
Press
Modern Sati
12.01.2017
20 minutes
Floriane de Lassée & Nicolas Henry
01.05.2014
Elle Déco
Floriane de Lassée, Objectif Monde
08.03.2014
Le Figaro
Floriane de Lassée
01.03.2014
Résidences Décoration
Le poids de la vie
01.03.2014
Photo
Le tour du monde en images avec Floriane de Lassée
05.02.2014
Figaroscope
Floriane de Lassée
01.02.2014
L'Oeil
Floriane de Lassée
01.02.2014
Réponses Photo