"Photography wasn't an obvious choice. Far from it (...) It was a pleasure that I didn't see. I took pleasure in it later, when it became more important, when I had to build again.
I was able to create my own space, a space of my own.

 

- Kate Barry, interview with Léo Scheer (2005)

Quai de la Photo wanted to pay tribute to her through a retrospective, an opportunity to discover the sometimes little-known work of Kate Barry on the 10th anniversary of her death in 2013 at the age of 46. This exhibition aims to "show the diversity of her work", explains Sylvain Besson, curator of the exhibition.

Sylvain Besson's book My Own Space (Mon propre espace), published this year by Editions de La Martinière, gave its name to the exhibition of the photographer's work at the Musée Nicéphore Niépce in Chalon-sur-Saône, to which the family has entrusted all her negatives, contact sheets, digital archives and a large selection of prints (the remainder being hosted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France).

The Musée Nicéphore Niépce is now sharing the My Own Space exhibition with Quai de la Photo, giving the Parisian public an opportunity to discover the fragile, poetic work of Kate Barry.
This exhibition of 80 photos will occupy the two levels of Quai de la Photo for over 3 months, and will run in two phases: from December 15 to February 5, then from February 7 to March 20. It's an opportunity to discover the full range of Kate Barry's work through her emblematic projects and favorite themes: melancholy landscapes, fashion, portraits and, in particular, her view of her family....

Public preview on Friday December 15 from 6pm.

Free guided tours :

• 12h30
• 14h30
• 16h30
• 18h30

Download the press kit

Download the mediation booklet

Find out more about KATE BARRY :

https://www.editionsdelamartiniere.fr/livres/kate-barry