Céleste RogosinSelected Texts

“On the shore of Calais, that’s it, Iʼm there, with others too, all riveted on the opposite coast, waiting, and they pull up the bonnet of the jumper to hide from the spider drones that weave webs of fire aimed at our migrant heads, they nestle us in images crammed into their files by dating our exiles, and on the beach they prepare a fire, and I wander in my thoughts (…)” Text by Daniel Danis based on the images “Echo des rivages” from the series “Des corps liminaux” by Céleste Rogosin.

“Camera movements are generally used in cinema to make the viewer identify with the shot and, in a way, cross the threshold of the image. (…)”

“As the tenth artist invited to the Pinault Collection’s residency programme in Lens, Céleste Rogosin is developing a new project from October 2023 to August 2024 that involves an exploration of the landscapes of France’s Nord region (…)”