Sylvain Dessi was 27 when he decided to immortalize a steel valley breathless, proud of its iron and steel cathedrals, head high in the streets of Longwy, Paris on March 23, 1979 or on the airwaves with SOS Emploi, but also with "Lorraine Cœur d'Acier", the first free radio stations set up by the trade unions, to spread anger beyond the borders of Lorraine. This is how he plunges us into this universe where solidarity is king in the face of the dangerousness of a profession, where the struggle to «live, work and study in the country» gives way to industrial wastelands and the emptiness of a prevented memory.
This exhibition is the testimony of a working class and industrial culture that has shaped the life of an entire basin since the 19th century. Alongside the photographs of Sylvain Dessi, is proposed the exhibition of a series of original archives collected by the association AMICAL, as well as a selection of works for those who want to learn more about this human and industrial history.
Exhibition also visible at the headquarters of the Greater Longwy.