Until July 17, the Institut du Monde Arabe presents an unprecedented exhibition that brings together two visions of Algeria. A cross look, that of the writer Kamel Daoud and that of the photographer Raymond Depardon. A unique testimony to the history of Algeria.
This year will mark in a few months the 60th anniversary of the independence of Algeria. 60 years later, a book and an exhibition offer the general public the view of two great artists: a man of images, the photographer Raymond Depardon and a man of words the writer Kamel Daoud.
The first is French, he had no particular link with Algeria when at 19 he went to Algiers in 1961 to cover the events. The second is Algerian, he was born in 1971, after independence.
They tell us about the Algeria of yesterday, but also that of today since Raymond Depardon went to Algiers again in 2019. With his camera, he also traveled the streets of Oran alongside Karim Daoud.
The book “Son œil dans la main” is co-published by Barzakh and Images Plurielle. As for the exhibition, it is to be visited in Paris, at the Institut du Monde Arabe, until July 17.