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“This selection of work stands out because unlike most of the ID cards taken at the time – which are more formal and somehow rigid –’s have a wonderfully contemporary, relaxed feel,” says David Hill, chief curator of the David Hill Gallery in London, which is currently hosting an exhibition of the West African photographer’s work. “His sitters just have that air of ‘cool’, despite posing for the camera,” he continues. “They have a natural and palpable rapport with the photographer.
Perhaps what made Bissiriou’s work garner its cultural importance is the casualness of his subjects, which also points to his ability to connect with them. This is especially impressive as he captured these images when cameras were generally treated with great suspicion by the masses. “All great portrait photographers are highly charismatic,” Hill points out.
Carrie Scott, a curator at the David Hill Gallery, tells me she was similarly moved by seeing Bissiriou’s work. “When David first showed me these portraits, I nearly fell off my chair,” she says. ‘There’s a precision to the work, and a presence in each portrait that feels so fresh. I hardly believed David when he said they were shot more than 40 years ago. I also was very familiar with
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