After two months of residency exploring Atlanta, a city often considered “unwalkable,” Geoffroy Mathieu comes to Atlanta Contemporary as part of their Villa Albertine Resident Artist Talk series in partnership with Flux Projects. Join us as he shares captivating photographs and insights from his explorations of urban walking in this vibrant city. Geoffroy will be in conversation with Anne Archer Dennington, Executive Director of Flux Projects.
“My photography questions the way environmental and political issues are made tangible in the landscape. Alone, with a partner, or as part of a collective, I complete travel- or immersion-based projects to document shifting territories, in-between spaces, and objects and actions that reveal resistances in the ways in which places are used.” — Geoffroy Mathieu
For his residency project with Villa Albertine, Geoffroy wants to get to know “the landscapes of Atlanta through the bodies and figures of those who travel by foot because they do not own a car, because there is no public transport, or because sometimes in the city it is smarter to keep moving.
The figure of the walker has ultimately been canceled by a city that relegates those without cars to outcasts, vagabonds, or criminals. Fuel has supplanted muscle. Yet, for some people, walking is still the most economical, available, and reliable means of transport. Who are they? How do they walk? What places and communities do they link together? Which itineraries, passages, and landscapes do they walk through each day? What must they endure? What dangers do they face?”
Parking is always free at Atlanta Contemporary! Please park in the Carriage Works lot at the intersection of Bankhead Ave and Means St.
Geoffroy Mathieu’s photography questions how environmental and political issues are made tangible in the landscape. Whether working alone, with a partner, or as part of a collective, he engages in travel- or immersion-based projects to document shifting territories, in-between spaces, and objects and actions that reveal resistances in the ways places are utilized.
Reinventing artists’ residencies, Villa Albertine is creating a network for arts and ideas spanning France and the United States. It offers tailor-made residencies for global creators, thinkers, and cultural professionals.
Anne Archer Dennington is the founding Executive Director of Flux Projects, an organization commissioning public art that invites audiences in Atlanta to explore the city’s sites and stories as a means to imagine its future possibilities. Inspiring wonder and imagination, these projects support artists at all career levels to take risks and grow their practices. Prior to Flux Projects, Dennington led three previous organizations—Atlanta Celebrates Photography, the Masur Museum, and The Cooley House—and worked across the commercial, government, and nonprofit art sectors.
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