Fotomuseum Winterthur | Guided Tours, Events | Saturday, 29.10.2022, 14:00–15:00
Walk through the exhibition with curator Pia Viewing
Henri Manuel, Jean Painlevé in ‘The Institute in the Basement’, undated © Les Documents Cinématographiques / Archives Jean Painlevé, Paris
Pia Viewing, curator of the exhibition Jean Painlevé – Feet in the Water, will give visitors insights into the exhibition and Painlevé’s work during a guided tour and talk. Viewing is an art historian and has been curator at Jeu de Paume Paris since 2014, where the exhibition was first shown in the summer of 2022. From 2007 to 2014, she was the director of the Centre régional de la photographie Haut-de-France.
The event takes place in English.
Admission: CHF 12.– (for members and reduced CHF 10.–), plus admission to the exhibition
French film director Jean Painlevé (1902–1989) had a passion for scientific cinema. He was interested in engaging a broad audience in the discovery of natural science through film and 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. The films, photographs, and documents in the exhibition reflect not only his engagement with science but also his desire to share the mysteries of living matter and creatures that inhabit Earth.
The event takes place in English.
Admission: CHF 12.– (for members and reduced CHF 10.–), plus admission to the exhibition
French film director Jean Painlevé (1902–1989) had a passion for scientific cinema. He was interested in engaging a broad audience in the discovery of natural science through film and 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. The films, photographs, and documents in the exhibition reflect not only his engagement with science but also his desire to share the mysteries of living matter and creatures that inhabit Earth.