Born in 1924, Sabine Weiss is the last representative of the post-war French humanist school, which included photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Édouard Boubat and Izis.
An eyewitness to her times, Sabine Weiss photographed people in their everyday lives, capturing an attitude, the chance of a movement, an expression. As she wanders the streets and meets new people, her lens focuses on those we no longer look at: beggars, the elderly, children, gypsies… Taken in her spare time, these photographs, which oscillate between realism and poetry, fall outside the scope of her official commissioned work for fashion, advertising or reportage. Their apparent sobriety conceals an assertive sense of framing and light.
Now 96, Sabine Weiss looks back on her prolific career with a selection of 200 black and white photographs, some iconic, some rarer, but always full of emotion. The emotion captured by the lens. The emotion felt in front of these snapshots. A body of work entirely at the service of others, reflecting a profound love of life and an open book on the human condition.
