He is one of the big names in contemporary photography. In Rennes, the Frac Bretagne could not have dreamed better for its recovery with the "Parrathon" retrospective dedicated to the British artist Martin Parr which will be visible until January 24. Through 14 series and more than 500 photos, some of which were unveiled for the first time in France, the public discovers the work of the English photographer who took a great interest in his fellows.
"I am fascinated by ordinary people and what they do," says the photographer in an interview with France Culture. With his acerbic or benevolent look, he paints without distinction the habits and customs of the British elite or the everyday life of the working classes.
A beautiful retrospective dedicated to the English photographer Martin Parr opens its doors from tomorrow at @fracbretagne in #Rennes. Run there, it's very cool with a dose of British humor pic.twitter.com/zaK16gyRwg
- Jérôme Gicquel (@jgicquel) June 12, 2020"He is a critical chronicler of our time, a documentary photographer who has his own way of staging human comedy", underlines Étienne Bernard, new director of Frac Bretagne.
An ironic look at mass tourism
If the subjects of his Majesty have his favors, Martin Parr also traveled a lot during his forty years of career, being interested in particular in mass tourism which he turns in mockery. We owe him many photos devoted to beaches around the world as well as to the practice of selfies. "The selfie stick, you can't fight," said the artist last year on public radio. I agree and I am attracted to all the followers of the selfie stick. ”
Martin Parr does not hesitate to stage himself with self-portraits in which he assumes his immoderate taste for kitsch. A humor "so British" that does a lot of good in this gloomy period.
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