Elger Esser at Arles Les Rencontres De La Photographie, France
In the Middle of Lands, A Mediterranean Travel Log, 14 JUN – 1 OCT 2023
The Mediterranean, rich in culture, religions and captivating landscapes has inspired artists since centuries. Creating different stories from Venice to Salonika, Cairo to Algier, Catania to Marseille opens the dialogue of the interpretation of the ‘middle of lands’.
Elger Esser, Jisr az-Zarqa I, Israel 2015 © Elger Esser
Elger Esser, together with Stéphane Couturier, Adrien Van Melle, Elizabeth Lennard, Ba Bien U, shows us his journey through the Mediterranean with a literary and romantic gaze, reminiscent of a 19th-century traveler.