PhotoSaintGermain-Karen Knorr

Karen Knorr at the Musée Delacroix

As part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival, the Musée Delacroix presents the work of Karen Knorr, an American-British artist born in Germany, with a selection from one of her best-known series, "India Song".

Her photographs engage in dialogue with "Delacroix, horses and other animals": inspired by the animals Delacroix painted, Karen Knorr populates the apartment with wild beasts, horses, and peacocks.

Her images are produced from architectural shots, captured on large-format film and digitally, into which living subjects observed in reserves, zoos, or the wild are integrated, thus blurring the boundaries of reality.

By blending these animal figures with places rich in memory, the works of Eugène Delacroix resonate with contemporary inquiries into animal life, cultural heritage, and our relationship with nature.

This exhibition takes place within the framework of the PhotoSaintGermain festival. Organized in the heart of Paris, in the iconic Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés neighborhood, PhotoSaintGermain is an annual festival dedicated to promoting photographic creation.

PhotoSaintGermain offers a free and freely accessible exhibition tour across a selection of museums, cultural centers, galleries, and bookstores on the Left Bank. This tour highlights a sharp and eclectic program designed by associated galleries, as well as several original exhibitions and novel projects imagined and produced by the festival.