The story behind the lens

Christie's

The annual photography sale organized by Christie’s will be held on November 9, just before the launch of the 2021 edition ofParis Photo. On this occasion, Acumen looks back at three iconic shots.

Lucas Leffler, experimental photographer

LucasLeffler

In the digital age, he returns to the sources of photography. As an alchemist, he brings back the stories of the past and uses the material to transform them into modern fables.

SALLY MANN

Sally Mann

After the wonderful retrospective at the Jeu de Paume in 2019, the Karsten Greve gallery offers us the pleasure of diving back into the ghostly landscapes of the American artist who has made photography a memorial quest on the edge of dream and reality.

YASMINA BENABDERRAHMANE, CARESSING THE MATERIAL WITH THE EYES

Under her gaze, the film becomes a vibrant skin, sensitive to light, marked by its environment. This is how Yasmina Benabderrahmane represents her medium. As a photographer and experimental filmmaker, the artist traces on it the stories of bodies and encounters, of places and individuals crossed.