Inventions 1915-1938 by Luce Lebart

A collection of works by Luce Lebart, a French photo historian and curator who is also the curator of the Archive of Modern Conflict, an archive organization based in London and Toronto.

Between 1916 and 1939, thousands of films and photographs were made in France, in line with national policy to encourage scientific and industrial research. These images, which may only be known for the first time with the publication of this book, are a visual testimony to twenty years of invention and research. Their analogue archive traces the history of innovation, first fueled by war and national defense, before moving on to civilian and domestic life. This history is intertwined with design and exists at the intersection of technology and industry. These images also tell the story of the institutionalization of research that is still unfolding today. A systematic archiving policy was set from the beginning. These administrative yet aesthetically breathtaking images were produced in large numbers by the Organization. But behind the scenes, visionaries and pioneers harnessed the power of still and moving images and experimented with their empirical, documentary, educational, aesthetic, and communicative applications. be.

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Title: Inventions 1915-1938
Artist: Luce Lebart
RVB BOOKS/CNRS, 2019
Softcover, 170 x 240 mm
304 pages
First edition
ISBN: 979 -10-90306-88-2
¥5,400 + tax