Martine Franck

Hospice at Ivry-sur-Seine

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About this artwork

The innocent humour of the old woman in this photograph gives us a portrait of photography; she photographs the photographer and she photographs us. The bowl of the carafe holds an upside-down reflection of the room, the photographer and the windows lighting the scene. An apparently simple picture encapsulates the inherent magic and difficulty of photography.

Updated before 2020

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Martine Franck

Martine Franck