Reading, Protecting the Plaque - Lire, Protéger la Plaque - 130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks {Paris Street Photo}
Reading, Protecting the Plaque - Lire, Protéger la Plaque - 41/130 © 2016 CHANT WAGNER (You can click on the image to enlarge it, and then click a 2nd time)
130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks - 130 photographies de rue, après les attentats de Paris - In Memoriam
This photo, I have to say, just makes me laugh, although I'm not sure you can see the comical aspect of it if you weren't standing there, that is on January 10, 2016 at République, to commemorate the deaths of the victims of the Paris Attacks...
In this picture, there is a tension between those gathered there, attempting to read the freshly inaugurated commemorative plaque beneath the Oak of Remembrance, and the guardian of the plaque who told us his job was to prevent people from walking all over the plaque. So, there is a visual contrast around that unwritten rule. He is standing there with an umbrella, as it had rained that day, but his umbrella seems to be there also to potentiall ward off overly eager intruders.
This picture just tickles my funny bone, not knowing for sure if that can be felt by anyone as I haven't had enough time to forget about the details of the live event and just rely on the visual which was kept of that moment.
This is a moment of levity in contrast to the much more emo moments before the giant screens.
This photo is part of a series capturing the atmosphere of Paris after 11/13 in 130 pictures, one each day for each of the 130 Paris Attack victims.
Previously:
Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. - Plein les yeux et le coeur - 40/130
Place de la République January 9, 2016 - Place de la République le 9 janvier 2016 - 39/130
Prepping the Tree of Remembrance - Préparatifs autour de l'Arbre du Souvenir - 38/130
A Parisian Elf's Reaction - La réaction d'un lutin parisien - 37/130
Rue Alibert (é) (Liberté) - 36/130
Breaking Down - Un trop plein de souffrance - 35/130
Flowers, Sawdust, Blood - Des fleurs, de la sciure et du sang - 34/130
Have Heart - Courage - 33/130
A New Pilgrimage Map is Born - Une nouvelle carte de pèlerinage est née - 32/130
Fire with Humor - Combattre le feu par l'humour - 31/130
Looking Back Towards the Future of the Past - Regarder vers le futur du passé - 30/130
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur Is Still Around - Fluctuat Nec Mergitur perdure - 29/130
Bleu, Blanc, Rouge at Polly Maggoo's - Du bleu, du blanc et du rouge au balcon du Polly Maggoo - 28/130
Shining the Light on November 13 - Projeter la lumière sur le 13 novembre - 27/130
Strange Goings Around a Carousel - Etrange manège le soir du réveillon de Noël - 26/130
The New In Colors - Le tricolore revient en vogue - 25/130
Drawing Resilience with Tealights - Dessiner la résilience avec des bougies - 24/130
Fascination - 23/130
Everything Happened, Nothing Happened - Tout est arrivé, rien n'est arrivé - 22/130
Patriotic Street Art - Un art des rues patriotique - 21/130
Keeping Emergency Services in a Central Paris Hospital - Maintien des urgences à l'Hôtel-Dieu - 20/130
Semiotics of Insult - La sémiotique de l'insulte - 19/130
Hacking It - Le système D - 18/130
Habit Rouge Impression - Une Impression d'Habit Rouge - 17/130
Recueillement - Meditation - 16/130
Saving Memorial Art from the Rain - Sauver un art de la mémoire de la pluie - 15/130
A Month Later - Un mois plus tard - 14/130
December 13, 2015 - Le 13 décembre 2015 - 13/130
Quentin Mourier, 29 ans - Quentin Mourier - 29 years old - 12/130
I Love You - M - Je t'aime, M - 11/130
Game Over: Culture Shock - Fin de partie : le choc culturel - 10/130
The Blood of the Republic was Shed - Le sang de la République a été versé - 9/130
Under Shock - Sous Le Choc - 8/130
Bullet Holes at the Laundromat - Impacts de balles au Lavratonic - 7/130
A La Bonne Bière Reopens: Shades of Emotions - Une Palette d'Emotions - 6/130
Peaceful Day at République - Jour Paisible à République - 5/130
Woman with a Tricolor Turban - La femme au turban tricolore - 2/130
