Bagnolais’ stories were collected during the writing workshop in La Mas, accompanied by photos of objects that are close to their hearts.
During the writing workshops conducted at the Mas (Maison des alternativesolidires) in Bagnols, Christine Dubois has collected life stories from the people she meets. “At the beginning we launched the theme of migration, the origin of families, the objects of our life … and this aroused confidences“she explains.”Many confided in their difficult childhood “clike this person who remembers his little sister who slept in a chest.
Tract of life stories
These anonymous words have become stories that will be the subject of an exhibition (1) at the Bagnols media library from this Tuesday 20 September. “Since we asked people to tell us about objects that marked them or that they would take away if they were to leave in a hurry, we decided to stage their stories.“.
To read them you have to raise the photo of an object, and discover the stories of slices of life. “We came up with the idea after seeing such an exhibition at the “C’est pas du luxe” festival in Avignon. (2)“explains Bernard Sudres, who took the photos. Gold earrings, plate, helmet, chest or even cufflinks were worn by the participants to accompany the texts.
Find your identity
“We have 35 stories so far, but we’re still going. Seeing his story written and exposed, values the person, finds his identity“Notes Christine Dubois. She is already thinking of putting these stories together in a book. But until then, we will be able to discover these testimonies at the Bagnols media library and then during the Pont-Saint-Esprit book festival.
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