CV118 - La fête : The People Came to Party — Dayna McLeod
Ciel variable 118 - Exhibiting Photography (Fall 2021)
Readings (Single Article, Digital Version)
La fête : les gens sont venus pour s’amuser | La fête : The People Came to Party
Jean-François Prost. Publication collaborative.
Québec, Éditions VU, 2021, 160 pages, français, anglais et portugais
By Dayna McLeod
“A feast for the heart, head, and soul,” is how Dayna McLeod describes La Fête, the perfect book to look at in the context of deprivation and isolation caused by the pandemic. The hundred photographs gathered from a call for submissions from Quebec and Brazilian artists are documentary, portraiture, and candid images. Freely associated but carefully organized, they offer a “gateway to feelings,” “a journey of party places and people,” “party and reverie ... that pull on our memories, longing, and fear of missing out.” Although an audio application gives the images a sound environment, the essays give them meaning by teasing out the political momentum of the theme.
Details
Language : French and English
Digital Version : PDF, 266 Kb
Bibliographical Reference
Dayna McLeod, « La fête : The People Came to Party », Ciel variable, no 118 Montréal, 2021, p. 101-102.