This program invites you to cross the threshold of the invisible, to probe the unknown, to question beliefs that defy reason. Between light and shadow, ancient rites, legends and mystical forces intertwine. Boundaries flicker, giving way to a universe where the strange and the wonderful merge. Each exhibition becomes a passageway, a resonance of hidden traditions, an immersion in the elusive.
Far from certainties, this sensory journey opens the doors of the imagination and unveils the aura of mystery.
Through the figures of the Black Madonna, Saint Sarah and Mazu in Taoism, the program questions these popular beliefs which, between devotion and marginality, transcend cultures and eras. Fotohaus amplifies this programming with the theme Kontroverse and Paradox, inviting us to explore the tensions and contradictions that arise when beliefs come face to face with reality. In a French and European society marked by rationalism, spirituality is often relegated to the periphery of the dominant discourse, oscillating between fascination and rejection.
With works by Joan Alvado (1979, Spain), Ian Cheibub (1999, Brazil), Maja Daniels (1985, Sweden), Alexandre Dupeyron (1983, France), Weronika Gęsicka (1984, Poland), Jann Höfer (1986, Germany), Martin Lamberty (1991, Germany), Laura Lafon Cadilhac (1989, France), Silvia Prió (1972, Spain), Virginie Rebetez (1979, Switzerland), Wlad Simitch (1982, Franco-Serbian) and Ann-Christine Woehrl (1975, Germany). and collectives: FREELENS, INLAND, Laif and The Reporters with Taiwanese photographers.
Under the artistic direction of Florent Basiletti and curated by Anne-Marie Beckmann, Christel Boget, Gilles Cargueray, Emmanuelle Hascoët, Klaus Kehrer, David Kern, Gilles Massot, Heike Ollertz, Hildesheim Pirot Ziegler and Cornelia Siebert, Sortilèges is part of the Rencontres associate program.
