Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin, Lisbon, London, Dublin, Brussels, Luxembourg, Rome, Athens, Paris, Madrid. Contrary to what this list of capital cities might suggest, Arno Brignon did not take a grand tour of Europe in a zigzag pattern. In 2018, he set off for the United States, mapping out an entertaining itinerary that took him to twelve cities named after European capitals in three stages. Arno Brignon approached this American journey in a unique way. Photography is a solitary pursuit par excellence, but to preserve the cohesion of a family shaken by his repeated absences, he set off with Caroline and Joséphine, his partner and daughter. Not easy, especially when you question your legitimacy and don't always know whether you're in America on vacation or as a photographer. As he so beautifully puts it: "I have to learn to play together." In this country where it is "difficult not to be caught up in the history of photography," he has, by mixing black and white and color, by successfully bringing together family photographs and travel impressions, constructed a narrative that is as literary as it is cinematic, a narrative that recreates an experience as much as it invents a fictional America. Text by Christian Caujolle, black-and-white and color photos.
Lamaindonne Publishing, Le Château d'Eau Gallery, 2024
134 pages
7.5 × 9.25 inches
ISBN: 9782492920134
Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin, Lisbon, London, Dublin, Brussels, Luxembourg, Rome, Athens, Paris, Madrid. Contrary to what this list of capital cities might suggest, Arno Brignon did not take a grand tour of Europe in a zigzag pattern. In 2018, he set off for the United States, mapping out an entertaining itinerary that took him to twelve cities named after European capitals in three stages. Arno Brignon approached this American journey in a unique way. Photography is a solitary pursuit par excellence, but to preserve the cohesion of a family shaken by his repeated absences, he set off with Caroline and Joséphine, his partner and daughter. Not easy, especially when you question your legitimacy and don't always know whether you're in America on vacation or as a photographer. As he so beautifully puts it: "I have to learn to play together." In this country where it is "difficult not to be caught up in the history of photography," he has, by mixing black and white and color, by successfully bringing together family photographs and travel impressions, constructed a narrative that is as literary as it is cinematic, a narrative that recreates an experience as much as it invents a fictional America. Text by Christian Caujolle, black-and-white and color photos.
Lamaindonne Publishing, Le Château d'Eau Gallery, 2024
134 pages
7.5 × 9.25 inches
ISBN: 9782492920134
