La Filature, National Stage of Mulhouse pays tribute to Olivier Metzger through an exhibition dedicated to the photographer born in Mulhouse in 1973 and who died in a road accident in November 2022.
A graduate of ENSP d’Arles in 2004, Olivier Metzger was quickly sought after by numerous editorial staff for his uniquely dramatic portraits. His style is distinguished by complex lighting, enigmatic decorations and a melancholy atmosphere. Photographer of the strange, Olivier Metzger sought in light what it could reveal of hidden things, like David Lynch who made the series Smile (Forever) his favorite at Paris Photo in 2012. In May 2022, Olivier Metzger was hosted in residence in Soorts-Hossegor to create Sodium, a photographic archive of the Landes night. He will continue this research on city lighting at night with his series In the city lights as part of the major national order financed by the Ministry of Culture and managed by the BnF. We remain today with his images and the memory of an inspired and demanding photographer who was one of the surest forces of his generation.
Photographs from the series In the city lights were produced as part of the major national commission “Radioscopy of France: views on a country going through the health crisis” financed by the Ministry of Culture and managed by the BnF. The photographs in the Sodium series were produced as part of the photographer’s residency in Soorts-Hossegor at the invitation of Erwan Desplanques and Constance de Buor (Third Session gallery). Acknowledgments Agence modds, Marie Delcroix and Olivia Delhostal; Rosanna Tardif; Eric Reinhardt; The Arles Meetings.
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Olivier Metzger: Every night you stayed To be
Until December 22, 2024
La Filature, National Stage of Mulhouse
20 All. Nathan Katz
68090 Mulhouse, France
www.lafilature.org
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