Éléonore Simon‘s first solo exhibition, “Valparaíso”, is on view at the Centro Cultural Las Condes in Santiago, Chile from November 5 to 28, 2021. The exhibition is supported by the French Institute of Chile. You can see her exhibition video introduction here.
Got a Light?
Curated by Eléonore Simon
Interview with Geraldine Pacheco
WHO? My name is Geraldine Pacheco Rios (Libertha). I was born in the south of Chile. But it was in Valparaíso, the city where I lived for 12 years, that I started as a street photographer. I am a late photographer. I discovered the incredible world of photography in my 30s.
UP Ping Pong II
For the second time, we collectively played a game of visual ping pong on our Instagram feed. Eléonore Simon chose the first image as a starting point, and over the following three weeks UP members responded with an image, each one being linked to the previous photograph.
How did we get from a movie theatre to a cyanotype? Follow the thread to find out.
Graciela Magnoni on the Hindustan Times
Graciela Magnoni‘s book Watan was featured on the Hindustan Times. You can read the full article here.
Interesting Items
Curated by Eléonore Simon
Interview with Sonia Madrigal
WHO? My name is Sonia Madrigal, a woman originally from Nezahualcóyotl, a city located on the eastern outskirts of Mexico City. My family came from different parts of the country to live in this city that was in development in the 1960s. Except for one year, I have spent my whole life in Neza.
Interview with Andrés Ríos Fierro
WHO? My name is Andrés Ríos Fierro. I am from Bogotá, Colombia. In 2017, I was working as a bike messenger in New York. My natural reaction to the city was to start taking photos of the things that caught my eye.
Interview with Paula Navarro
WHO? My name is Paula, I was born in Santiago de Chile on January 31, 1981. I am the proud daughter of a single mother, and I have never known my father. I was lucky to be raised by a wonderful mother who taught me important values. It is in her honor that I go by her last name, Paula Navarro, when on paper my full name is Paula Lizama Navarro.
Interview with Kawara Chan
WHO? I was born in Kamakura and currently live in Tokyo with my husband and children. I don’t have a strong background in photography, but I am a music lover and a record collector.