A l'intérieur, curation de Marc Donnadieu - galerie christian berst art brut

The exhibition À l’intérieur, presented from 17 October to 21 November 2026 at the galerie christian berst art brut, brings together an exceptional collection of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century documentary, police, or judicial photographs linked to arrest and incarceration in prison, correction centers, or psychiatric hospitals, juxtaposed with a selection of drawings created by art brut artists in confinement or seclusion. The "neutrality" of photography, along with the project of control and surveillance it illustrates – of which Alphonse Bertillon is the emblem –, reinforces all the more the urgency and necessity of these artistic practices, particularly when they take as their subject either the architecture of the places themselves or forms of self-portraiture or delegated portraiture. Power(s) and counter-power(s) are thus put into perspective at the heart of this unprecedented project dedicated to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Michel Foucault, and Chris Marker.

Marc Donnadieu

This exhibition is part of the Photography in Art Galleries trail, organized by the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art.