Fotoausstellung von Jean-Louis Courtinat "Being Human"
Zweihundertjahrfeier der Fotografie - 2026-2027
16 September - 29 November
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Entry ticket: 8 EUR; 6 EUR (discounted admission on presenting the appropriate certificate): students, teachers, and professors; seniors; Free admission: Children and students up to 18, disabled visitors, refugees from war.
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©Jean-Louis Courtinat
Jean-Louis Courtinats "How to be a Human" ist eine groß angelegte retrospektive Ausstellung, die einen der führenden sozialdokumentarischen Fotografen Frankreichs dem estnischen Publikum im Rahmen der Zweihundertjahrfeier der Fotografie im Herbst 2026 im Juhan Kuus Documentary Photo Centre vorstellt. Über mehr als vier Jahrzehnte hat Courtinat das Leben von Krankenhauspatienten, Fabrikarbeitern, Flüchtlingen, Gefangenen und anderen marginalisierten Gemeinschaften mit außergewöhnlicher Menschlichkeit und visueller Strenge dokumentiert. Seine Arbeit, die auf Mitgefühl und langfristigem Engagement basiert, veranschaulicht den ethischen Kern der Dokumentarfotografie und dient als kraftvolle Erinnerung an die soziale Verantwortung der Fotografie.
Photo Exhibition by Jean-Louis Courtinat "Being Human"
Bicentennial of Photography - 2026-2027
16 September - 29 November
Conditions
Entry ticket: 8 EUR; 6 EUR (discounted admission on presenting the appropriate certificate): students, teachers, and professors; seniors; Free admission: Children and students up to 18, disabled visitors, refugees from war.
This event includes accessibility accommodations
Psychic impairment
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©Jean-Louis Courtinat
Jean-Louis Courtinat's “How to be a Human” is a large-scale retrospective exhibition introducing one of France’s foremost social-documentary photographers to Estonian audiences as part of the Bicentennial of Photography in the autumn of 2026 at Juhan Kuus Documentary Photo Centre. Over more than four decades, Courtinat has documented the lives of hospital patients, factory workers, refugees, prisoners, and other marginalised communities with exceptional humanity and visual rigour. His work, rooted in compassion and long-term engagement, exemplifies the ethical core of documentary photography and serves as a powerful reminder of photography’s social responsibility.
Mostra fotografica di Jean-Louis Courtinat "L'essere umano"
Bicentenario della Fotografia - 2026-2027
16 September - 29 November
Conditions
Entry ticket: 8 EUR; 6 EUR (discounted admission on presenting the appropriate certificate): students, teachers, and professors; seniors; Free admission: Children and students up to 18, disabled visitors, refugees from war.
This event includes accessibility accommodations
Psychic impairment
Motor impairment
©Jean-Louis Courtinat
"How to be a Human" di Jean-Louis Courtinat è una mostra retrospettiva su larga scala che presenta uno dei più importanti fotografi documentaristi sociali della Francia al pubblico estone nell'ambito del Bicentenario della Fotografia nell'autunno del 2026 presso il Centro Fotografico Documentario Juhan Kuus. Per oltre quattro decenni, Courtinat ha documentato la vita di pazienti ospedalieri, operai, rifugiati, prigionieri e altre comunità emarginate con eccezionale umanità e rigore visivo. Il suo lavoro, radicato nella compassione e nell'impegno a lungo termine, esemplifica il nucleo etico della fotografia documentaria e serve come potente promemoria della responsabilità sociale della fotografia.
Exposition photo de Jean-Louis Courtinat "Être humain"
Bicentenaire de la photographie - 2026-2027
16 September - 29 November
Conditions
Entry ticket: 8 EUR; 6 EUR (discounted admission on presenting the appropriate certificate): students, teachers, and professors; seniors; Free admission: Children and students up to 18, disabled visitors, refugees from war.
This event includes accessibility accommodations
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©Jean-Louis Courtinat
Jean-Louis Courtinat "Comment être un humain" est une exposition rétrospective de grande envergure présentant l’un des photographes français les plus éminents du documentaire social au public estonien dans le cadre du bicentenaire de la photographie à l’automne 2026 au Centre Photographique Documentaire Juhan Kuus. Pendant plus de quarante ans, Courtinat a documenté la vie des patients d’hôpitaux, des ouvriers d’usine, des réfugiés, des prisonniers et d’autres communautés marginalisées avec une humanité exceptionnelle et une rigueur visuelle. Son travail, ancré dans la compassion et l’engagement à long terme, illustre le cœur éthique de la photographie documentaire et sert de rappel puissant de la responsabilité sociale de la photographie.
Exposición fotográfica de Jean-Louis Courtinat "Ser humano"
Bicentenario de la fotografía - 2026-2027
16 September - 29 November
Conditions
Entry ticket: 8 EUR; 6 EUR (discounted admission on presenting the appropriate certificate): students, teachers, and professors; seniors; Free admission: Children and students up to 18, disabled visitors, refugees from war.
This event includes accessibility accommodations
Psychic impairment
Motor impairment
©Jean-Louis Courtinat
Jean-Louis Courtinat "Cómo ser un humano" es una exposición retrospectiva de gran escala que presenta a uno de los principales fotógrafos documentales sociales de Francia al público estonio como parte del Bicentenario de la Fotografía en el otoño de 2026 en el Centro Fotodocumental Juhan Kuus. Durante más de cuatro décadas, Courtinat ha documentado la vida de pacientes de hospitales, trabajadores de fábricas, refugiados, prisioneros y otras comunidades marginadas con una humanidad y un rigor visual excepcionales. Su trabajo, basado en la compasión y el compromiso a largo plazo, ejemplifica el núcleo ético de la fotografía documental y sirve como un poderoso recordatorio de la responsabilidad social de la fotografía.
