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ROMANIA


2006

Cristina, 2006

Romania
Silver print (detail)

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ROMANIA
2006

Roms from Sibiu and Bucharest

“My grandfather was king of the Roms. Now it’s my uncle. I’ve never been cut out for that type of thing myself: staying at home, marrying someone chosen by my family, having children and staying in the kitchen.” Ana

Abstracts

“'He’s a phony self-proclaimed king!' our Romanian contact in Sibiu warned us. Since my arrival in Romania, I had developed a knack for coming across people who looked down on Roms. I finally got hold of his contact details and the king of the Roms in Sibiu granted us an appointment in his 'palace' at 6 p.m. He welcomed us wearing a singlet, with a bottle of wine in front of him. He introduced us to his niece Cristina who he deemed to be an attractive representative of his community. Cristina chose to be photographed in traditional dress.

Next, the king suggested that we contact Ana, another of his nieces, living in Bucharest, convinced that she would also interest us. I was struck by the contrast when Ana showed up at the door of my hotel room in Bucharest: a tall leggy woman looking every bit the top model that she was, with platinum blond hair, blue contact lenses, a miniskirt and a Dolce & Gabbana belt. As an experienced model, she chose Bamboo, Bucharest’s trendiest club at the time, as a backdrop for her portrait."

Extract from Zoé Zoé, Femmes du mondes, 2007, Éditions Gallimard

Works

ROMANIA 650
Cristina, 2006

Romania
Gouache on paper
46 x 45 cm

ROMANIA 651
Chez le roi des Rroms, 2006

Sibiu, Romania
Silver print
40 x 50 cm

ROMANIA 755
Cristina et les ferrailleurs, 2006

Romania
C-Print
144 x 300 cm

ROMANIA 655
Ana, 2006

Romania
Gouache on paper
46 x 37 cm

ROMANIA 657
Au Bamboo, Bucarest, 2006

Romania
Silver print
40 x 50 cm

ROMANIA 659
Bucarest, 2006

Romania
C-Print
163 x 300 cm

Maps

ROMANIA 1340
Map of Roms, 2007

Gouache on paper, 80 x 120 cm

Making-of

Illustration Making Of
Preparation of the photo-tableau "Ana et les ferrailleurs", 2006

Romania
© Bruno Pellarin

Illustration Making Of
Portrait of Ana at Bamboo, 2006

Romania
© Bruno Pellarin

Illustration Making Of
Preparation of the photo-tableau "Bucarest", 2006

Romania
© Bruno Pellarin

Film by Marc Jampolsky

Image by Delphine Bole

Books

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