Fotomuseum Winterthur | Events | Friday, 28.10.2022, 18:00–21:00
Opening Jean Painlevé – Feet in the Water
Jean Painlevé, Hippocampe dans les algues, ca. 1934 © Les Documents Cinématographiques / Archives Jean Painlevé, Paris
from 18:00: exhibition open and drinks
19:00: welcome by Monica Glisenti, president of the board of trustees of Fotomuseum Winterthur, and Remo Longhi, managing director, and introduction to the exhibition by Pia Viewing, curator Jeu de Paume
19:30: welcome by Fotostiftung Schweiz
The exhibition Jean Painlevé – Feet in the Water presents the work of French film director Jean Painlevé (1902–1989). Painlevé had a passion for scientific cinema and was interested in engaging a broad audience in the discovery of natural science through film. He devoted most of his life to documenting fauna – especially species from the underwater world. Over a period of more than 50 years, Painlevé shot over 200 short films, marked by his characteristic approach, which he developed through meticulous observation, technical mastery and experimentation. The works in the exhibition – a selection of numerous black-and-white and colour films, photographs and documents – reflect not only his engagement with science but also his desire to share the mysteries of living matter and creatures that inhabit Earth.
On the same evening, Fotostiftung Schweiz celebrates the opening of the exhibition Peter Knapp – Mon temps.
19:00: welcome by Monica Glisenti, president of the board of trustees of Fotomuseum Winterthur, and Remo Longhi, managing director, and introduction to the exhibition by Pia Viewing, curator Jeu de Paume
19:30: welcome by Fotostiftung Schweiz
The exhibition Jean Painlevé – Feet in the Water presents the work of French film director Jean Painlevé (1902–1989). Painlevé had a passion for scientific cinema and was interested in engaging a broad audience in the discovery of natural science through film. He devoted most of his life to documenting fauna – especially species from the underwater world. Over a period of more than 50 years, Painlevé shot over 200 short films, marked by his characteristic approach, which he developed through meticulous observation, technical mastery and experimentation. The works in the exhibition – a selection of numerous black-and-white and colour films, photographs and documents – reflect not only his engagement with science but also his desire to share the mysteries of living matter and creatures that inhabit Earth.
On the same evening, Fotostiftung Schweiz celebrates the opening of the exhibition Peter Knapp – Mon temps.