To extend the exhibition République, presented at the Théâtre du Nord until January 2027, the Institute for Photography is offering an immersive evening at the Halle de Glisse: Bérangère Fromont’s photographs will be shown there along with skaters' demos.s and trottiriders of Lille Sessions Libres.
On Friday, December 4, the Institute is celebrating skate culture. Starting at 7:30 p.m., skateboarders and trottiriders will take over the modules of the Halle de Glisse, on which Bérangère Fromont’s photographs will be projected, animated by VJ Pablo Gracias on a set by DJ Badie. A new and immersive way to (re)discover the photographer’s work and the talent of local riders.
If Bérangère Fromont, who has been working for several years on the notion of resistance, is interested in this practice, it is because from its origins, skateboarding has emerged as a counterculture. Even today, it carries the germ of the rejection of an established order, the idea of non-productive acts and diversion from public space. By focusing on the Place de la République in Paris, an emblematic site of popular protest, the photographer quickly cast her gaze on skateboarders who, by appropriating the space in everyday life, embody a form of diffuse resistance.
Practical information
↘︎ Sliding Hall: 343 Marquillies Street, Lille
↘︎ December 4 from 7:30 PM
↘︎ free entry
↘︎ refreshments on site