HOME ALMOST HOME
22.11.2024 — 22.01.2025
FLOW GALLERY, ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
Group Exhibition
Flow Gallery is excited to annouce HOME ALMOST HOME, an exhibition exploring the concept of home—both material and immaterial. A group show by Joël Andrianomearisoa featuring works by :mentalKLINIK, Aina Jo Harimanjato, Alexandra Denage, Alexandre Gourçon, Christian Sanna, Jessy Razafimandimby, Madame Zo, Pascal Martin Saint Léon, Pierrot Men, and Rina Ralay Ranaivo.
Y SI MADRID FUERA MI CASA
17.02 — 20.04.2024
SABRINA AMRANI GALERIE, MADRID, SPAIN
Group Exhibition
Sabrina Amrani is pleased to present Y SI MADRID FUERA MI CASA, a group show by Joël Andrianomearisoa in collaboration with : mentalKLINIK, Ishola Akpo, Manal AlDowayan, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Pierre Bouveret, Vincent Dubourg, Alexandre Gourçon, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Pascal Martin Saint Leon, Chalisée Naamani, Alain Polo, Zahra Rabeharisoa, Christian Sanna, Pierre Verger.
FROM A TO A
19.07 — 19.08.2023
AUX DOCKS D'ARLES, ARLES, FRANCE
Group Exhibition
Galerie Aux Docks d'Arles present the group show "FROM A TO A" with six malagasy photographers, Rijasolo, Henitsoa Rafalia, Miora Rajaonary, Viviane Rakotoarivony, Iako Randrianarivelo, Christian Sanna.
The aim of the exhibition is to showcase the new generation of documentary malagasy photographers documenting their own country from within.
Curated by Rijasolo and Marie Lelièvre, and supported by Fond Yavarhoussen.
LAMBA FOREVER MANDRAKIZAY
08.07 — 25.11.2023
HAKANTO CONTEMPORARY, ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
Group Exhibition
Yesterday, here and now, forever and ever.
In any attempt of a cultural representation of Madagascar, the lamba is an indispensable component.
Lamba lamba lamba ary lamba ihany.
At the crossroads of all that the lamba can currently mean and represent, the LAMBA FOREVER MANDRAKIZAY exhibition sheds light on the immutable yet delicate nature of this fabric. Reflecting the spirit of projects undertaken by Hakanto Contemporary, it offers the public a multidisciplinary perspective and multiple visions on this textile piece, which is more than just a medium. The exhibition showcases the plurality of artistic approaches as well as the diversity of aesthetics.
Dear Embona
15.02 — 26.03.2021
FONDATION H - ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
Solo exhibition
Fondation H is pleased to present the next chapter Dear Embona by Malagasy-Italian photographer Christian Sanna.
This new proposition aims to offer a diverse approach across space and time. Here in Antananarivo, the Letters are no longer present, but the recipient, Embona, with its many faces, comes to inhabit the space of Fondation H - Antananarivo.
Fondation H
Antananarivo, Madagascar
LETTERS TO EMBONA
02.12.2020 — 23.01.2021
FONDATION H, PARIS, FRANCE
Solo exhibition
For its reopening after the lockdown period in France, Fondation H is pleased to present Lettres à Embona by Malagasy-Italian photographer Christian Sanna.
In this series, which began in 2013 and is still ongoing, entirely photographed in the Nosy Be region, Christian Sanna favors an emotional narrative, in contrast to the documentary approach of his earlier subjects on Madagascar. The analog photographs that make up
Letters to Embona, with their intimate dimension, form the first chapter of a personal reflection on Nosy Be.
Openning 01.12.2020 at 6pm
24 rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, 75004 Paris, France.
WELCOME HOME VOL. II
24.10.2020 — 28.02.2021
MACAAL, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
Group exhibition
Welcome Home Vol. II is an exhibition devoted to the Museum’s permanent collection. Following the success of MACAAL’s Welcome Home Vol.I, this second phase brings together some of the most iconic works from the Museum’s collection, which have contributed to the success of earlier shows, and a selection of the Museum’s most recent acquisitions, purchased in 2020 in an effort to support artists, galleries and national as well as international institutions.
ALMOST HOME
05.10 — 26.10.2019
GALERIE RX - LE MARAIS, PARIS, FRANCE
Group exhibition
Galerie RX is pleased to announce the group exhibition ALMOST HOME, a proposition by Joël Andrianomearisoa, with the collaboration of :mentalKLINIK, Raphaël Barontini, Denis Darzacq, Odile Decq, Arthur Dreyfus, Alexandre Gourçon, Alain Nzuzi Polo, Benjamin Sabatier, Christian Sanna, and *Conquérant Spirits* by Henri van Melle and Jean-Luc Etievent.
Galerie RX - Le Marais
16 rue des Quatre Fils, 7003 Paris
MORAINGY
03.07 — 31.07.2018
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
Solo exhibition
The exhibition MORAINGY presents Christian Sanna’s photographic series Nofin’ankizilahy (Boys Dream), which explores the traditional combat sport of Morengy, practiced by the Sakalavas on Madagascar's west coast. Once a means of self-defense and war training, Morengy today has evolved into a popular spectacle, where some fighters seek professional recognition. Set against the backdrop of Nosy Be, Sanna’s birthplace, the series reflects the challenges faced by the island's youth, left behind by the booming tourism economy. Through black and white portraits of fighters—captured in moments of rest, preparation, and action—Sanna conveys the resilience and determination of a generation grappling with cultural shifts and economic hardships. The images evoke timeless, heroic postures, emphasizing both the physical and symbolic struggle for identity in a rapidly changing world.
Curated by Rina Ralay-Ranaivo.
APERTURE SUMMER OPEN : THE WAY WE LIVE NOW
28.06 — 24.08.2018
APERTURE GALLERY, NEW YORK
Group Exhibition
Aperture Summer Open is an annual open-submission exhibition at Aperture Foundation’s gallery that features
a wide variety of work drawn from members of our photographic community. Selected annually by a prominent curator or editor, the exhibition seeks to reveal and report on critical themes and trends driving international contemporary photographic practice. The exhibition opens the doors of the Foundation to all photographers, both well and lesser-known, as it fosters and promotes new ideas and talent.
Curated by Siobhán Bohnacker, senior photo editor, the New Yorker; Brendan Embser, managing editor, Aperture magazine; Marvin Orellana, photo editor, New York magazine; and Antwaun Sargent, independent writer and critic.
RENCONTRES DE BAMAKO – 11th AFRICAN BIENNALE OF PHOTOGRAPHY : AFROTOPIA
02.12.2017 — 31.01.2018
NATIONAL MUSEUM, BAMAKO, MALI
Photography Biennale - Group exhibition
The Pan-African exhibition, at the National Museum of Mali, will be the beating heart of the Biennale. For this exhibition, the selection committee was composed of the Artistic Director, Marie-Ann Yemsi, the General Delegate, Samuel Sidibé, as well as members of the Curatorial Advisory Committee, Sammy Baloji, Olfa Feki, Rébecca Lamarche-Vadel, Lekgetho James Makola, Aïda Muluneh, and Azu Nwagbogu.
40 proposals have been chosen among over 300 applications from artists and collectives based across the African continent or in its diasporas. Through their great diversity of approaches and visual languages, the artists generate alternative narratives about Africa that build new bonds with the past, shed light on the present and open perspectives for the future.
TRAVERSÉ(E)S, box set 2017
Filigranes Édition
Book
Israel Ariño (Spain), Leslie Moquin (France), and Christian Sanna (Italy/Madagascar) make up the trio for the 2017 edition. Coming from different generations and backgrounds, their photographic expressions explore the themes of water, wind, and air, through a subjective and intentional authorial vision. These three perspectives, brought together for the first time, have resonated to create multifaceted and cross-disciplinary works, encapsulated in this box set titled Traversé(e)s.
AUTHORS: Israel Ariño, Leslie Moquin, Christian Sanna
TEXTS: Dominique ROUX, teacher, critic, and photography historian
Format: 175 x 250 mm
Languages: French/English
Price: €25.00
Print Run: 500 copies
ISBN: 978-2-35046-433-6
https://www.1plus2.fr/editions/traversees/
TRAVERSÉ(E)S, RÉSIDENCE 1+2
13.10 — 19.11.2017
MUSÉE PAUL-DUPUY, TOULOUSE, FRANCE
Artist residency - Group exhibition
Situated at the intersection of a territorial residency and a masterclass, Résidence 1+2 aspires to elevate the tangible and intangible heritage of Toulouse, the Haute-Garonne department, and the Occitanie region: diasporas, memories, collections, cultures, mobility, music, architecture, and more.
While documenting the material and immaterial heritage of Toulouse and its region is central, the residency's true ambition is to allow these elements to be reinterpreted, to live on and evolve through the gaze of others. Résidence 1+2 is a photographic initiative rooted in Toulouse with a European outlook, during which three photographers engage their distinct creative visions. Annually, the residency brings together three photographers (one established artist and two emerging talents), three cities (Toulouse, Barcelona, Brussels), and three mediums (exhibition, publications, and film).
For this second edition, the selected artists are Israel Ariño (Spain), Leslie Moquin (France), and Christian Sanna (Italy/Madagascar). Hailing from different generations and artistic backgrounds, their photographic practices investigate the themes of water, wind, and air, each through a deeply personal and deliberate lens. Brought together for the first time, these three distinct perspectives engaged in a dialogue over two months, resulting in diverse and interdisciplinary creations.
FESTIVAL MANIFESTO 14TH EDITION
16.09 — 01.10.2016
TOULOUSE, FRANCE
Art festival - Group exhibition
The ManifestO Festival is Toulouse's invitation to emerging international photography. For its 14th edition, more than ever, ManifestO positions itself as a platform for exchange. Centered around an esteemed guest of honor, this year the Sicilian photographer Letizia Battaglia ; twelve photographers present works selected by the 2016 jury. These twelve distinct perspectives on both the world and the personal sphere often express strong stances that provoke reflection, challenging us to question our role in today’s society.
