5 BIS
THIS ARTBOOK ACCOMPANIES THE « 5BIS » EXHIBITION AT THE 2026 LES RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIES D’ARLES, AHEAD OF A SECOND PRESENTATION AT SAINT LAURENT RIVE DROITE PARIS IN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2026 AND SHOWCASES CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG’S FIRST MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK.
AS IN A CONVERSATION, CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG INVITES THE READER TO WANDER IN THE ROOMS OF THE HOUSE WHERE SHE GREW UP AS WELL AS IN THE CREATIVE RECESSES OF HER MIND THROUGH HER HASSELBLAD, TAMING THE SPACE INHABITED BY HER MEMORY. MUCH AS HER VOICE LEADS VISITORS OF THE MUSÉE GAINSBOURG, HER HANDWRITTEN TEXTS GUIDE THE READER THROUGH THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
DESIGN FEATURES :
AN IMAGE FRAMED BY A CUTOUT ON THE COVER MIRRORS THE EXHIBITION’S FRAMES. THE SQUARE FORMAT EXTENDS THE AESTHETIC OF THE EXHIBITION, REFERENCING THE FORMAT OF A VINYL RECORD TO CREATE A SILENT RESONANCE BETWEEN THE ARTBOOK AND CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, A SINGER, A MUSIC WRITTER AND COMPOSER.
AVAILABLE IN THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS :
THE STANDARD, THE LIMITED AND THE ARTIST EDITION.
THE STANDARD EDITION: 1 000 COPIES.
59 PHOTOGRAPHS & PRINTED MANUSCRIPTS
IMAGINED & CURATED BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO FOR SAINT LAURENT EDITIONS.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ALL TEXTS BY CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG.
ART DIRECTION: NATHALIE CANGUILHEM
THE EXHIBITION WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF MAJA HOFFMANN AND SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO.
EXHIBITION CURATOR: MATTHIEU HUMERY.
- DIMENSIONS: 30 CM x 30 CM
- PAGES: 102
- SLRD EXCLUSIVE
- 100% PAPER
- STYLE ID A00JAOYCL098486
- Made in FRANCE
