With the reopening of the J1, la Galerie des chercheurs de midi comes back @ l’Atelier du Large, free of charge exhibition space overlooking Marseille’s harbour.

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La Grace du hasard exhibits a sélection of the Photomaton (photo boot) pictures taken in the spring by passing visitors. This renovated photomaton using argentic technique was installed in the hall of the J1 and it’s still there. Although it is similar to any subway photo boot, it has different back grounds and somehow lends itself more to crazy pose than the classic id pics, this time around, as I was visiting with my daughter, we went in for a nice sweet personalised souvenir of the J1…

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Encore un beau jour, a compilation of family pictures from Marseille’s people mixing chronology, location and social background, in a joyous, bright and giant photo album.

In a note, the organisers thank « all of those who live in the midi -now or in the future-….?!?!

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