Rencontres photographiques d'Arles x Tectona
Every year, Tectona sets up its summer quarters at the Rencontres d'Arles – an internationally renowned photography festival.
Tectona, sponsor for 10 years!
Tectona has always maintained a strong connection with the world of art and design, multiplying collaborations with key events on the French artistic scene. This patronage of the Rencontres d’Arles is part of that philosophy, offering festivalgoers peaceful havens conducive to conversation and the appreciation of the works.
©Marjorie Sardanne
2022: Visible or invisible, a summer revealed
Saying that this will be a summer of revelations is almost stating the obvious. How can we be made to see what is staring us in the face but takes so long to appear, as if the revelation could only be a forced birth? Artists, especially photographers, are there to remind us what we do not want to see or hear. Every summer, the Rencontres d'Arles shakes up the way we look at things from one continent to another. They remind us of our absolute need to exist.
©Marjorie Sardanne
Tectona invites you to wander and embrace impromptu encounters. Among the furnishings that adorn the venues throughout the festival are the iconic Roma parasol, the circular Circle Bench—a true invitation to conviviality—the Clubhouse collection, the result of a collaboration with the BIG‑GAME design trio, and the Copacabana deckchairs, promises of absolute relaxation.
A State of Consciousness
Strange as it may seem, every year, like a seismograph of our times, the Rencontres d’Arles capture our world’s state of consciousness. Its photographers, artists, and curators help us to see, to perceive, with keener acuteness, the transformations we are living through. Awareness–at the very least–of climate change has become unavoidable, directly affecting our habits.
2024 : Beneath the surface
Tremors and turmoil, spirits, traces, parallel readings and rereadings all constitute new perspectives underlying the 2024 edition of the Rencontres d'Arles.
Photographers, artists and curators reveal their visions and stories, not least that of our humanity, by turns thwarted, in endless redefinition, resilient, but also visionary. Whether on the margins or established at the center, the narratives lead to divergent, multiple paths, all emanating from the faults in a porous surface: they intertwine, superimpose and overlap. It's an exciting time, as this ensemble opens a plurality of itineraries to follow.
2025 : Disobedient images
Commitment pervades the entire program of this 56th edition. From Australia to Brazil, through North America and the Caribbean, while the world is shaken by rising nationalism, nihilism and environmental crises, the photographic perspectives presented offer a crucial counterpoint to the prevailing discourse, celebrating the diversity of cultures, genders and origins.
