Christophe Agou

Christophe Agou (born 1969 in Montbrison, France) is a French documentary photographer and street photographer who lives in New York City. His work has been published in books and is held in public collections. He is a member of the In-Public street photography collective.[1]

Biography

Since the early 1990s, Agou has been making documentary-style photographs in both black and white and color which take an allusive approach to the human condition. He has also made short films and sculpture.

A self-taught photographer, Agou grew up in a small town in the Forez region. In 1992 he moved to New York City. He began taking photographs in the streets that evoked a sense of longing and isolation. He first came to prominence with photographs taken in the New York City Subway, published in his book Life Below in 2004.

In 2002 Agou returned to Forez, on the eastern side of the Massif Central. He traveled to the lesser-known parts of the region and got to know a community of family farmers whose identities are deeply rooted to the land. He photographed and filmed them at work and at home for eight years. This resulted in, Face au Silence / In the Face of Silence, a documentary about rural life in early twenty-first century France.

He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2005.[1]

Monographs

Exhibitions

Awards

Collections

Agou's work is held in the following public collections:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Christophe Agou". In-Public. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "John Berger: Understanding a Photograph: A panel with Geoff Dyer, Christophe Agou, Wendy Lesser, and Lawrence Weschler", Arts Initiative, Columbia University, 2013. Accessed 8 May 2014.

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