Common journey of Clémence Leconte
Until April 22 - Moufia Campus
As part of the exhibition and on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the International Relations Department is offering an exchange meeting: “A Sri Lankan refugee and her daughter come to testify” Tuesday 21 March from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. BU Saint-Denis Droit-Lettres – Moufia Campus Free – Upon registration The Management […]
As part of the exhibition and on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the International Relations Department is offering an exchange meeting:
“A Sri Lankan refugee and her daughter come to testify”
Tuesday March 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
BU Saint-Denis Law-Letters – Moufia Campus
Free - On registration
The Department of International Relations and the libraries of the University of Reunion are pleased to offer you the exhibition:
“Common journey”
A photographic testimony by Clémence Leconte
From 8 March to 22 April 2023
BU Saint-Denis Droit-Lettres (1st floor) - Moufia campus
Clémence Leconte, a graduate of IAE Caen Normandy, took portraits of asylum seekers stopping off at the 2ChosesLune reception and situation examination center on the Caen peninsula.
From these portraits emerge the emotions felt by human beings with an often tormented migratory journey. The “Common Voyage” exhibition is the result of these meetings.
Clémence's objective is to highlight the journey of the man photographed, through his first and last name, his nationality as well as the countries he crossed – on foot. She wishes to accentuate the duration of the migrants' migratory journey, by detailing all the countries crossed, in order to raise awareness and bear witness to the trauma associated with the reasons why these people have no other choice than to leave their homeland. native country.
Ultimately, his idea is simple: present migrants as humans and not as numbers.
A word from Clémence Leconte: I like to combine photography with my work for several reasons. On the one hand, it provokes a meeting, an exchange. She also comes to consider the person photographed and I find that with this population, small attentions can touch, revalue or even comfort. And then of course because through the portrait there is a story, an experience, experiences which can sometimes be read through emotions, facial features, positions. A photograph says a lot and everyone is free to make their own interpretation. About my career, currently I support people seeking asylum in the department of Mayotte. I was curious to discover the differences between support in mainland France and in this department. And now, I have the desire and the hope of producing a second exhibition with new portraits, new journeys and other stories and everyday life in Mahor to shed light on.
