Véronique Ellena / House of European History

Véronique Ellena is part of the exhibition Presence of the Past at the House of European History. 

The exhibition organised by the House of European History delves into the multifaceted ways Europeans engage with the past, from commemoration to re-enactment and collection. Divided into seven sections, it explores the diverse motivations behind our connection to history, prompting reflection on whether we seek identity, social connection, or political community beyond our individual lives.

Véronique Ellena presents her serie Les Invisibles.  It touches on a number of issues in her work: man's place in society and in the city, the environment and its symbolism, and empathy with human beings.

She photographs the homeless at dawn, lying on church squares, under church porches, at the foot of monuments: imprecise, even mysterious forms that seem to belong to the body of the city, to its minerality. These presences rest in calm and gentleness, but also in the solitude of this moment between night and day.

More info here 

28 Mar 2025