Located in the old village of Mougins’ former presbytery, the very new Center of Photography is devoted to still and moving image. It aims at supporting contemporary photography in all its diversity, organising artist residencies, and offering educational activities.

Located in the old village of Mougins’ former presbytery, the very new Center of Photography is devoted to still and moving image. It aims at supporting contemporary photography in all its diversity, organising artist residencies, and offering educational activities.

Programme

Open wall, the old and new fence. Vietnam-era metal panels that were originally installed in the mid-1990s have been replaced by the new fences. On December 17, 2019, acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that 150 kilometres of barriers had been built during the Trump administration, replacing for the most part existing structures. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, 2009 © Marie Baronnet
Open wall, the old and new fence. Vietnam-era metal panels that were originally installed in the mid-1990s have been replaced by the new fences. On December 17, 2019, acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that 150 kilometres of barriers had been built during the Trump administration, replacing for the most part existing structures. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, 2009 © Marie Baronnet
Migrants crossing the border on the US side. Naco, Arizona, USA, 2010 © Marie Baronnet
Migrants crossing the border on the US side. Naco, Arizona, USA, 2010 © Marie Baronnet
Javier, 4th Avenue Jail prison, like in Tent City founded by Sheriff Joe Arpaio inmates were forced to wear stripes and to be enchained. Following a lawsuit by ACLU in 2008 a federal judge ruled that the inhumane conditions of this County Jail are unconstitutional and jeopardize the health and safety of prisoners. Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2011 © Marie Baronnet
Javier, 4th Avenue Jail prison, like in Tent City founded by Sheriff Joe Arpaio inmates were forced to wear stripes and to be enchained. Following a lawsuit by ACLU in 2008 a federal judge ruled that the inhumane conditions of this County Jail are unconstitutional and jeopardize the health and safety of prisoners. Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2011 © Marie Baronnet
Mixed banknotes, dollars and pesos. Mexicali, Mexico, 2009 © Marie Baronnet
Mixed banknotes, dollars and pesos. Mexicali, Mexico, 2009 © Marie Baronnet

Amexica, Marie Baronnet

A barrier stands at the border between the United States and Mexico, a sinister defensive wall known to all. It alone embodies all walls, all refusals of the other. In Amexica, photography is a battleground, a fight between communities, cultures, countries, and, above all, a merciless struggle taking place between individuals and between genders. In a photographic series dedicated to the representation of the apocalyptic reality at the Mexico–US border, Marie Baronnet doesn’t leave anything hidden. Through her use of strong, often contrasting colour, combined with a dusky tonality, she draws out the nature of a conflict that rips apart communities in which the differences between contradictory aspirations are irreconcilable.

Amexica, Documentary, 2020
95’, digital, color, VOSTFR
Director: Marie Baronnet
Coproduction: Raoul Peck and Rémi Grellety (Velvet Film) – Arte France
Original music: Marc Ribot

Curators: François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali

Access

Centre de la photographie
43, rue de l’Église
06250 Mougins
+33 (0)4 22 21 52 12
www.centrephotographiemougins.com

Opening periods:

From April to September :
Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

From October to March :
Wednesday through Sunday, 1-6 p.m.

How to get there?

  • By car : Motorway exit 42
  • By bus : Palm Bus n°25 and n°27, Bus Zou! n°655, Mougins Village stop

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