Michel Kirch
" MICROCOSMES " (Series)
DESCRIPTION
From Babel to Philae, the history of mankind has been one long quest to reach beyond our limits. Transgression is tempting but hardly viable when it fails to respect the integrity of the structures and entities around us. This observation led our ancestors to invent religions and laws.
Most limits are a necessity of life ; reaching beyond them is a necessity of dreams.
"Microcosmes" offers a metaphor for the seeming contradiction between the need to preserve limits while pushing beyond them. The forms it takes – spheres, cubes, pyramids, and various containers – are the territory of a restrained, yet active emotion. The play of interactions guides us through the maze of fundamental desires.
The harmonies that arise are a source of peace – and of questions.
A fourth dimension can break through unexpectedly.
It is as much a game as a lab experiment. The production of closed worlds teeters between asphyxia and the dizzying multitude of potentialities.
AUTHOR
• Shows in galleries in Europe, the United States and Asia. (80 shows in 17 countries)
• Is chosen two years running (2009, 2010) by the Esther Woerdehoff gallery for Paris Photo
• In 2012 he is named Intercultural Ambassador by the UNESCO
• Invited by French Embassy in India to exhibit, 2013.
• Invited by UNESCO for a solo showt during the Global Conference in 2013.
• Retrospective on various sites in Metz, including the Musée de la Cour d’Or, 2014.
• Black and White magazine: Award Winner, Portfolio Contest, 2013.
• Grand Prix Eurazeo for Photography, 2013.
• Publication of the monograph “ “les éveillés” 2014
• BENAKI MUSEUM - Athens Photobook Show , 2015
• Invited by the Mairie de Paris for “Bridges and Cultures” personal exhibition 2015
• Winner of the International Competition « Spirit of the Mediterranean », PHOTOMED and LENSCULTURE. 2016
• "Monochrome Photographer of the Year" 2017
• Winner of FESTFOTO BRAZIL 2017
• Solo show at MUSEUM MESSMER, 2017, Germany
• Solo show at MUSEUM of NEVERS, 2017, France
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 2018, Paris
• Guest of Honor at the "Salon d'Automne", Champs Elysée, 2019 Paris
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