ABOUT
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Nanda Gonzague studied at the Nicephore Image Center in Montpellier, France. A decisive training course in the Rapho agency, with whom he worked for three years, allowed him to discover the world of photo agencies. In 2002, he co-founded the Collective of photographers Transit. For several years he was involved in personal works, his interested mostly focusing on construction and dislocation of societies and people. His own projects are diffused in the press, magazines, exhibitions or screenings. His long term work about Armenia was exhibited in Rome for the Fotoleggendo Festival in 2008, Festival Promenades Photographique de Vendome in 2012, Paris Photo in 2012, and several screenings: Tbilisi Open Air Photo Fest (Georgia, 2010), Les Rencontres de Arles/Night of the year (Arles, 2009, 2012). He works regularly with French and international press. In addition, he ran numerous photographic workshops in Armenia, France, Spain etc. In 2013, he was given a grant by the French National Centre of Plastic Arts for a new project about Ethiopian society in transition. In 2014, he presented his project Hayastan at the Nicéphore Nièpce Museum in Chalon sur Saône (France). From 2009 to 2019, he conducted numerous workshops for the C.R.O.U.S de Montpellier and led classes at the ESJ PRO (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme) or CLEMI.
In 2015, After 13 years of shared adventures, he left Transit collective to focus on his personal projects. He launched the release of the book Hayastan, published by sun/sun editions. Starting at the end of 2015, he took part in La France Vue d’Ici (Médiapart/ImageSingulières) to realise a project focusing on asbestos in France, lasting until 2016, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the banning of asbestos in France. A book published by Editions de La Martinière and an exhibition are launched at spring 2017. In January 2019, he joined Divergence Images for the diffusion of his works and archives. Between 2019 and 2021 he led several photographic residencies in Dunkirk, Larzac (Aveyron) and Lozère. His latest book Un Quartier Français was released by Créaphis editions in January 2022.
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Exhibitions
2022 - Un Quartier Français - Le Chateau Coquelle - Dunkerque, France
2017 - Une histoire Francaise de l'amiante - Festival ImageSingulières - Sète, France
2017 - Une histoire Francaise de l'amiante - La Halle Aux Sucres - Dunkerque, France
2016 - Living in Sevesia - collective exhibition - Galerie Fait & Cause - Paris, France
2015 - Hayastan - Maison des Relations Internationales, Montpellier, France
2013 - Distant Horizons - collective exhibition - Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, Walles
2012 - Etat de grace, Etat des choses - Month of Photography, Espace Central-Dupon, Paris, France
2012 - Etat de grace, Etat des choses - collective exhibition - Marseille, Perpignan, Lille, Montpellier, France
2012 - Hayastan - Festival Promenades Photographiques de Vendôme, France
2012 - Hayastan - Festival Circulation(s), Paris, France
2011 - NORD(S), Regards croisés - collective exhibition - Transphotographiques #10, Lille, France
2010 - E.CO - Meeting of collectives Euro-American - Madrid, Soria, Spain
2008 - Hayastan - Contemporaneous photography Festival of Rapallo, Italy
2008 - Hayastan - Fotoleggendo Festival, Rome, Italy
Screenings/Talks
2022 - Un quartier français - France Photo Book, Les Rencontres de Arles, France
2022 - Un quartier français – France Phot Book, ImageSingulieres, Sete, France
2022 - Un quartier français - 10 jours en Mai, Comedie du Livre, Montpellier, France
2022 - Un quartier français - Mediatheque de Dunkerque, France
2022 - Un Quartier Français - Lancement du livre, rencontre - Dunkerque, France
2021 - Mémoire en Margeride - Société des Arts et des Sciences de Lozère - Mende, France
2017 - Amiante, 20 ans après l'interdiction - La Halle Aux Sucres, Dunkerque, France
2016 - Hayastan - Armenian Cultural Center, JAF, Marseille, France
2016 - Hayastan - National Center of Armenian Memory (CNMA), Décines, France
2014 - Hayastan - Musée Nicéphore Niepce, Chalon S/Sôane, France
2012 - Transit/10 years - Night of the Year, Rencontres de la Photographie de Arles, France
2012 - Transit/10 years - Maison de l'Image Documentaire, Sète, France
2010 - Hayastan - Open Foto Fest, Tbilissi, Georgia
2009 - Hayastan - Night of the Year, Rencontres de la Photographie de Arles, France
2009 - Asbestos Valley - Festival Transphotographique # 08, Lille, France
2008 - Living in Sevesia - Festival PhotoMonth, Krakowe, Poland
Educational, Workshops & Projects
2020 - 2021 - Membre de la commission photographique Région Occitanie, Montpellier, France
2018-2021 - Educational and Workshops for ESJ Pro/École Supérieure de Journalisme, and CLEMI (Centre pour l'Education aux Médias et à l'Information)
2007-2014 - Numerous workshops and educational projects - CROUS, University of Montpellier, France
2010 - Associated curator - An American Dream - Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier, France
2009 - Educational - Raymond Depardon, Rencontres de l’Éducation aux Images, Montpellier, France
2008 - Workshop - My town Border - Yerevan, Armenia
Prizes & Grants
2015-2016 - Asbestos in France - Photographic commission - La France Vue d'Ici
2014 - Ethiopia, Lost in transition - Bourse pour la photographie documentaire - CNAP
2014 - Hayastan - Coup de Coeur des lecteurs - Parenthèse Freelens
2012 - Hayastan - Coup de Coeur de l'ANI, Visa pour l'Image
2008 - Hayastan - special mention - Exchange prize, Boutographies - Fotoleggendo
Publications, Portfolios
2010 - POLKA Magazine #11 - collective portfolio - France
2009 - PRIVATE-International Review of Photography #45 - International
2008 - RAW-Photography #2 - Finland
2007 - PRIVATE-International Review of Photography #37 - International
2006 - VIEW-Photography Magazine #3 - International