Alain Declercq
°1969
Lives and works in Paris
Concealing, falsifying, hiding or being hidden, shooting, investigating, simulating, disguising – these are just some of Alain Declercq’s activities. Sometimes in large-scale installations, or objects, in photos, videos or drawings. Yet the central element of his work remains photography. Not just in the usual sense, but much more like a judo or, better still, aikido shot: how to use a balance of power by turning it on its head, using the other person’s strength to play with it, turn it around or simply expose it where it doesn’t belong. This kind of shooting no longer focuses on the moment of release, but rather on the conditions that will enable this action, this operation.
Alain Declercq has exhibited in numerous museums and art centers in France (Palais de Tokyo on 5 occasions, Musée d’art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Lyon Biennale, etc.) and abroad (Artsonje in Seoul, Moca in Taipei, Mudam in Luxembourg, Museum 21 in Louisville, ISCP or artists space in New York, etc.), and is represented by Galerie Loevenbruck (Paris) and Fontana (Amsterdam). His films have been shown at numerous festivals (rencontres paris Berlin, les instants vidéos, hors pistes, cinéma du réel, Transmediale, etc.). He teaches and coordinates the Art Espace department at the arts décoratifs de Paris. – Samuel Bianchini