Planches Contact festival – a unique festival of photographic creation in residence.
The Finnish-American photographer, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, was invited for a 10-day residency in Normandy as part of the Planches Contact Festival in Deauville. His objective: 5 photos for a series on “intimacy in the landscape”. A poetic intimacy in black and white to discover this fall.
Each year, Planches Contact Festival invites around twenty international photographers, both established and emerging, to work in residence in Deauville. These artists explore the whole of the Normandy region to produce original projects reflecting their singular vision of the area. The resulting exhibitions are on show in Deauville during the festival period from 18 October.
Planches Contact Festival marks a turning point with the arrival of Jonas Tebib and Lionel Charrier as artistic directors. They take over from Laura Serani, who shaped the festival’s identity with rigour and passion from 2019 to 2024.
Renowned for its programme of artistic residencies in Deauville, the festival showcases original projects produced in Normandy by both emerging and established photographers.