Steve Bisson
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Exhibition:
'Translations' by Sofie Knijff

September, 2011

The exhibition is conceived for Bassano Fotografia Festival as an installation that converses with the old dismissed church. The abandoned church, emptied of its religious function, welcomes children's dreams into its austere and evocative spaces and is populated with different perspectives. Of a new faith that has nothing to do with an imposition but with profound desires. In her work, Sofie creates “theatrical” spaces in which illusion and reality mingle. Over the past year, Sofie has travelled across South Africa, India and Mali to portray children and their fantasy worlds and dreams. Her aim was to isolate them from their surroundings, and daily lives, and focus their attention to reveal their own “dream character”. By using the same backdrop, she created a stage on which the dreams could come to life. At the same time, she took images of the empty spaces in which the same children live; allowing to create a set of images where the inside and outside mirror and influence one another.The impact of time underpins this project. It is hard not to wonder what will become of childhood dreams and expectations.

Sofie Knijff

 

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Exhibition:
'Translations' by Sofie Knijff

September, 2011

The exhibition is conceived for Bassano Fotografia Festival as an installation that converses with the old dismissed church. The abandoned church, emptied of its religious function, welcomes children's dreams into its austere and evocative spaces and is populated with different perspectives. Of a new faith that has nothing to do with an imposition but with profound desires. In her work, Sofie creates “theatrical” spaces in which illusion and reality mingle. Over the past year, Sofie has travelled across South Africa, India and Mali to portray children and their fantasy worlds and dreams. Her aim was to isolate them from their surroundings, and daily lives, and focus their attention to reveal their own “dream character”. By using the same backdrop, she created a stage on which the dreams could come to life. At the same time, she took images of the empty spaces in which the same children live; allowing to create a set of images where the inside and outside mirror and influence one another.The impact of time underpins this project. It is hard not to wonder what will become of childhood dreams and expectations.

Sofie Knijff

 

Steve Bisson

Hi! I am Steve, a professional in the field of photography and visual arts, with a background as a curator, art director, and educator.

I’m a “mestizo,” as they say—Venetian on my father’s side, with a French surname that dates back to Napoleon’s campaigns, and a soldier from around Montpellier. My mother was born in Belgium to a Dutch family. My grandfather from Hoboken, New Jersey, on the Hudson River. I grew up a bit here and there; I currently live in Paris.

I have known the world before smartphones, computers, and the internet. Before low-cost flights. The backseat of my father's car was my window. Studies pushed me to embrace complexity, a quite observation. A gaze that "touches," that dares in some way, that strives to forge a connection.

I spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department.

Steve Bisson has also been giving lectures, mentoring, and collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide such as: Lasalle College of Arts (Singapore) | Novia University, Master of Culture and Arts, Entrepreneurship in the Arts, and Photography (Finland) | FotoDepartment (Russia) | Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina (Serbia) | FAAP – Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil) | Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche (Italy) and multiple other academies and institutions.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated numerous exhibitions, festivals, workshop and photographic events both in Italy and internationally. His expertise in selecting and presenting visual has allowed him to collaborate with emerging and established artists, contributing to significant exhibition projects that explore contemporary social and cultural themes, as much as exploring civic participatory approaches. He is currently art director of Lab27 cultural centre in Italy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes, and the founder of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni. Urbanautica is an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography and visual research, serving as a space for dialogue and reflection with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences. Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

Steve Bisson

Hi! I am Steve, a professional in the field of photography and visual arts, with a background as a curator, art director, and educator.

I’m a “mestizo,” as they say—Venetian on my father’s side, with a French surname that dates back to Napoleon’s campaigns, and a soldier from around Montpellier. My mother was born in Belgium to a Dutch family. My grandfather from Hoboken, New Jersey, on the Hudson River. I grew up a bit here and there; I currently live in Paris.

I have known the world before smartphones, computers, and the internet. Before low-cost flights. The backseat of my father's car was my window. Studies pushed me to embrace complexity, a quite observation. A gaze that "touches," that dares in some way, that strives to forge a connection.

I spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department.

Steve Bisson has also been giving lectures, mentoring, and collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide such as: Lasalle College of Arts (Singapore) | Novia University, Master of Culture and Arts, Entrepreneurship in the Arts, and Photography (Finland) | FotoDepartment (Russia) | Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina (Serbia) | FAAP – Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil) | Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche (Italy) and multiple other academies and institutions.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated numerous exhibitions, festivals, workshop and photographic events both in Italy and internationally. His expertise in selecting and presenting visual has allowed him to collaborate with emerging and established artists, contributing to significant exhibition projects that explore contemporary social and cultural themes, as much as exploring civic participatory approaches. He is currently art director of Lab27 cultural centre in Italy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes, and the founder of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni. Urbanautica is an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography and visual research, serving as a space for dialogue and reflection with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences. Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

—
Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

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