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To mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation, the 'Maison de la Laïcité' of Namur and the War Heritage Institute invite you to explore the exhibition 'Snapshots: Echoes of Silence'.
This exceptional photo exhibition is on show at the Halle Al'Chair until 27 April.
Monday to Sunday: 9.30am to 6pm
Rue du Pont, 21, 5000 Namur
Guided tours available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, on request via info.laicite.namur@gmail.com
Retroacts
In September 2019 Luc Mary-Rabine, a Belgian photographer and author, presents the War Heritage Institute with 242 original prints. The two series are entitled “Si je t’oublie” (If I forget you), a series dedicated to deportation and “De guerre en guerre” (From one war to the next), a series about the traces of the two world conflicts.
The exhibition
An assortment of 55 original prints by Luc Mary-Rabine dedicated to remembrance and in particular to the concentration camps and extermination centres were put on display at the Royal Military Museum and thus used to create the Snapshot exhibition. To create a link between past and present period pictures from the Museum collections complete the selection.
Luc Mary-Rabine’s gaze takes us to the Nazi camps. The tragic images make us grasp the scope of the massacres that took place there.
Through his work the photographer wishes to illustrate his solidarity with the victims, while respecting their human dignity. The exhibition supplies a discreet sightline into history and highlights the artist’s combat against oblivion.
Framing, photographic paper and cameras were not selected randomly. Luc Mary-Rabine mainly used analogue cameras and based on 6 x 6 cm negatives obtained square and visually extremely powerful prints.
