{"id":2120133,"date":"2026-08-31T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120133"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:02:00","slug":"princely-portraits-of-pariss-young-skateboarders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120133","title":{"rendered":"Princely portraits of Paris\u2019s young skateboarders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-540-1995-1330\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451939.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/art-photography\/article\/70876\/1\/berangere-fromont-republique-skateboarders-photographs-parisyouth-culture\" data-article-id=\"70876\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451939.jpeg\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photograph B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-31T08:02:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"31 August 2026\"><span class=\"month\">August<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"31\">31,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Princely portraits of Paris\u2019s <span class=\"nowrap\">young skateboarders<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont\u2019s photo book and exhibition, R\u00e9publique, brings together her elegant photographs of the \u2018princes of the square\u2019 \u2013 the\u00a0skateboarders who gather at Place de <span class=\"nowrap\">la R\u00e9publique<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-08-31T08:02:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"31 August 2026\"><span class=\"month\">August<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"31\">31,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-08-31T08:02:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"31 August 2026\"><span class=\"month\">August<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"31\">31,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/MichaelOliverHarding\"><br \/>\nMichael Oliver Harding<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-12-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/0\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-540-1995-1330\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451939.jpeg\" width=\"1995\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/1\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-568-1497-998\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451932.jpeg\" width=\"1497\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/2\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-388-1497-998\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451933.jpeg\" width=\"1497\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/3\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-323-997-664\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452020.jpg\" width=\"997\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/4\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-920-1499-999\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452021.jpg\" width=\"1499\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/37348\/5\/berangere-fromont-republique\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-677-1000-666\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452018.jpg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 12 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>From jubilant World Cup celebrations and LGBTQ+ pride commemorations to marches in solidarity with the Yellow Vests, Black Lives Matter and #JeSuisCharlie movements, the Place de la R\u00e9publique is where Parisians have been gathering to protest, cheer and mourn for well over a century. Yet in her\u00a0<\/span><em><span>R\u00e9publique <\/span><\/em><span>series, photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/berangerefromont\/\">B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/a><\/span><span>turns away from the political protests and the spectacles of dissent. Instead, she trains her lens on a community just as integral to the square \u2013 one that embodies a more ambiguous kind of resistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Fromont\u2019s tightly framed, chiaroscuro portraits of the young skateboarders who\u2019ve called dibs on its many ramps and curbs, the gathering spot transforms into a dramatic stage where meditative faces and bruised torsos bathe in the French capital\u2019s harsh summer light. \u201cSpending time there, I quickly realised they are its main inhabitants, in that they\u2019re always present, no matter what\u2019s going on in the city or the world,\u201d Fromont tells Dazed, adding that she initially set out to portray the place, not the skateboarders. \u201cI call them the Princes of the Square \u2013 as boys vastly outnumber girls \u2013 because they have this performative side where they\u2019ll show off a little for the daily passersby who snap pictures of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The notion of resistance, both individual and collective, has been a recurring thread throughout Fromont\u2019s body of work, most recently in <\/span><em><span>L\u2019amour seul brisera nos c\u0153urs <\/span><\/em><span>(2022),<\/span><span>\u00a0intended to make up for the under-representation of lesbian love in art history, and <\/span><em><span>Except the Clouds<\/span><\/em><span> (2018),<\/span><span>\u00a0about the turbulent revolts that rocked Athens and left residents contemplating a world in ruins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"85907221-a8ae-4842-af55-b4b300fa243f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1500\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451935.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451935.jpeg\" width=\"1500\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photograph B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In\u00a0<em>R\u00e9publique<\/em>, resistance is conveyed via the figure of the young skater throwing himself into the unknown, apprehensive about what comes next, and in the act of repurposing public structures for playful, non-commercial pursuits. Also, according to Fromont, resistance comes in the radical possibility of softness itself. \u201cGiven all the uncertainty youths currently face about the future, choosing gentleness is a radical act,\u201d she explains. \u201cThey\u2019re not raising their fists or shouting slogans. They\u2019re engaged in a quieter, more poetic kind of resistance, expressed by their lifestyle. I was really drawn to that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fromont\u2019s <\/span><span>portraits recall the work of time-honoured chroniclers of adolescence such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/gus-van-sant\">Gus Van Sant<\/a>\u00a0and British photographer Paul Graham, whose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulgrahamphotography.com\/end-of-an-age\"><em><span>End of an Age<\/span><\/em><\/a><span> series <\/span><span>encapsulated the fragile and at times solitary moment when youth begins to slip away. \u201cI wanted my pictures to evoke [the skateboarders\u2019] grace and vulnerability. There\u2019s something moving about their visible scars and melancholic gazes, while at other times their posture suggests nonchalance and self-assuredness. That contrast really rang true to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A key difference between Van Sant and Graham lies in Fromont\u2019s total eschewal of posed portraiture. Her labour-intensive process involved shooting under the blazing sun with a hefty medium-format Mamiya film camera. She also opted for a 50 mm lens, taking fairly wide-angle photographs she would then crop in post-production to isolate and enlarge compelling details. \u201cPhysically and mentally, it was quite the ordeal,\u201d she says, explaining why the analogue-only project took three years to complete. \u201cTo return every day in 40-degree weather with four kilos on my back, when it had been two weeks since I last captured anything good, was a struggle.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"955a1eed-ff5c-44c0-955a-b4b400e7ca12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1500\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452021.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"2204\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452021.jpg\" width=\"1500\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photograph B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>She compares her \u201cfailure-plagued\u201d process to that of the skaters, who often accumulate intense wipeouts and faceplants before successfully landing a trick. \u201cAs a photographer, all these variables \u2013 sunlight, subject movement, camera mechanics, sheer luck \u2013 need to align, and the same goes for them,\u201d she explains. \u201cThey need good technique, smooth ground, grit and a moment of grace to nail their manoeuvres. Otherwise, they dust themselves off and try again. <\/span><span>That mindset speaks volumes about this generation, and it ultimately fuelled my persistence <\/span><span>to keep returning to the square.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fromont doesn\u2019t shy away from expressing her admiration for the pensive skaters and young onlookers who fill her frames.<\/span><span>The way her stark light sculpts their expressive features feels like a natural extension of the square\u2019s bronze figures and stone statues watching over them \u2013 something she acknowledges was deliberate. \u201cI sought such visual harmony in my selection of images,\u201d she recalls. \u201cTo draw out that kind of timeless, marble-like quality in the faces and bodies. It\u2019s my way of saying that this beauty really exists. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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Yet in her\u00a0<\/span><em><span>R\u00e9publique <\/span><\/em><span>series, photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/berangerefromont\/\">B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/a><\/span><span>turns away from the political protests and the spectacles of dissent. Instead, she trains her lens on a community just as integral to the square \u2013 one that embodies a more ambiguous kind of resistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Fromont\u2019s tightly framed, chiaroscuro portraits of the young skateboarders who\u2019ve called dibs on its many ramps and curbs, the gathering spot transforms into a dramatic stage where meditative faces and bruised torsos bathe in the French capital\u2019s harsh summer light. \u201cSpending time there, I quickly realised they are its main inhabitants, in that they\u2019re always present, no matter what\u2019s going on in the city or the world,\u201d Fromont tells Dazed, adding that she initially set out to portray the place, not the skateboarders. \u201cI call them the Princes of the Square \u2013 as boys vastly outnumber girls \u2013 because they have this performative side where they\u2019ll show off a little for the daily passersby who snap pictures of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The notion of resistance, both individual and collective, has been a recurring thread throughout Fromont\u2019s body of work, most recently in <\/span><em><span>L\u2019amour seul brisera nos c\u0153urs <\/span><\/em><span>(2022),<\/span><span>\u00a0intended to make up for the under-representation of lesbian love in art history, and <\/span><em><span>Except the Clouds<\/span><\/em><span> (2018),<\/span><span>\u00a0about the turbulent revolts that rocked Athens and left residents contemplating a world in ruins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"85907221-a8ae-4842-af55-b4b300fa243f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1500\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451935.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/1\/1451935.jpeg\" width=\"1500\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photograph B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In\u00a0<em>R\u00e9publique<\/em>, resistance is conveyed via the figure of the young skater throwing himself into the unknown, apprehensive about what comes next, and in the act of repurposing public structures for playful, non-commercial pursuits. Also, according to Fromont, resistance comes in the radical possibility of softness itself. \u201cGiven all the uncertainty youths currently face about the future, choosing gentleness is a radical act,\u201d she explains. \u201cThey\u2019re not raising their fists or shouting slogans. They\u2019re engaged in a quieter, more poetic kind of resistance, expressed by their lifestyle. I was really drawn to that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fromont\u2019s <\/span><span>portraits recall the work of time-honoured chroniclers of adolescence such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/gus-van-sant\">Gus Van Sant<\/a>\u00a0and British photographer Paul Graham, whose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulgrahamphotography.com\/end-of-an-age\"><em><span>End of an Age<\/span><\/em><\/a><span> series <\/span><span>encapsulated the fragile and at times solitary moment when youth begins to slip away. \u201cI wanted my pictures to evoke [the skateboarders\u2019] grace and vulnerability. There\u2019s something moving about their visible scars and melancholic gazes, while at other times their posture suggests nonchalance and self-assuredness. That contrast really rang true to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A key difference between Van Sant and Graham lies in Fromont\u2019s total eschewal of posed portraiture. Her labour-intensive process involved shooting under the blazing sun with a hefty medium-format Mamiya film camera. She also opted for a 50 mm lens, taking fairly wide-angle photographs she would then crop in post-production to isolate and enlarge compelling details. \u201cPhysically and mentally, it was quite the ordeal,\u201d she says, explaining why the analogue-only project took three years to complete. \u201cTo return every day in 40-degree weather with four kilos on my back, when it had been two weeks since I last captured anything good, was a struggle.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"955a1eed-ff5c-44c0-955a-b4b400e7ca12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1500\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452021.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique\" class=\"img\" height=\"2204\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1450\/2\/1452021.jpg\" width=\"1500\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photograph B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>She compares her \u201cfailure-plagued\u201d process to that of the skaters, who often accumulate intense wipeouts and faceplants before successfully landing a trick. \u201cAs a photographer, all these variables \u2013 sunlight, subject movement, camera mechanics, sheer luck \u2013 need to align, and the same goes for them,\u201d she explains. \u201cThey need good technique, smooth ground, grit and a moment of grace to nail their manoeuvres. Otherwise, they dust themselves off and try again. <\/span><span>That mindset speaks volumes about this generation, and it ultimately fuelled my persistence <\/span><span>to keep returning to the square.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fromont doesn\u2019t shy away from expressing her admiration for the pensive skaters and young onlookers who fill her frames.<\/span><span>The way her stark light sculpts their expressive features feels like a natural extension of the square\u2019s bronze figures and stone statues watching over them \u2013 something she acknowledges was deliberate. \u201cI sought such visual harmony in my selection of images,\u201d she recalls. \u201cTo draw out that kind of timeless, marble-like quality in the faces and bodies. It\u2019s my way of saying that this beauty really exists. It\u2019s not fabricated; I simply captured it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9publique\u00a0<em>is published by Chose Commune and is now available <a href=\"https:\/\/chosecommune.com\/fr\/produit\/republique\">here<\/a>. An accompanying exhibition will show at the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.institut-photo.com\/event\/republique\/\"><em>Institut pour la Photographie<\/em><\/a><em>, Lille, from 18 September 2026 to 16 January 2027.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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