Philippe Chancel

Over the past twenty years Philippe Chancel’s photography has explored the complex, shifting and fertile territory where art, documentary and journalism meet. His is a constantly evolving project, focusing on the status of images when they are confronted with what constitutes “images” in the contemporary world. Chancel’s work has been widely exhibited and published in France and abroad in a number of prestigious publications. In his North Korean project “DPRK,” which brought him international recognition, Chancel offers a revealing and original vision of North Korea. His Emirates project was initially presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale in the Abu Dhabi pavilion, curated by Catherine David, and was part of the “Dreamlands” exhibition at the Pompidou Centre. Chancel has shown at a number of international galleries and institutions including, the French Institute, Tokyo, Galerie LC, Paris, Galerie Les Singuliers, Paris, Fotogallery, Cardiff, Moscow Biennale, Russia, and Biennale 7, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium among others. 

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