The photographer Jean-Christian Bourcart presents his series “Jour de colère” in our Arlesian gallery Le Magasin de Jouets until August 31. He tells us the story of this series that he built in one day. It was January 20, 2017: “ I am in Washington with a group of anarchists to protest against the inauguration of Trump. We are forcibly evicted by the cops when we start blocking one of the accesses to the National Mall. Later we join Black Lives Matter, some of whom are chained to the gates, and we tightly blocked a checkpoint for hours. A group of Hells Angels is on the verge of getting in, but they are clearly in sub-number and fall back. Trump’s sympathizers seem confused to see such a virulent opposition. Some are trying to pass in force but are irremediably repulsed. While Trump pours out his venom speech, a fine rain comes to mourn over the half-empty National Mall. I photograph Trump supporters on TV with frantic frustration. Faced with this gloomy and dark mass, my camera turns into a machine to degrade their image, cutting through the faces, tracking the uncomfortable grin, staring at their amputated humanity. These photographs are the expression of my revolt. ”
Images by © Jean-Christian Bourcart / courtesy Galerie in Camera
