GALERIE ANALOG SPORT

With the opening of the Analog Sport Gallery in March 2024, we've put our heart and soul into making this space a key venue for sports and film photography.

Much more than just a gallery, this space embodies the very essence of the Analog Sport social project, which aims to promote young emerging talent while redefining the way sport is perceived through the photographic lens.

Located at 3/5 rue de Metz, in the heart of the 10th arrondissement of Paris, the 150m² space of the Galerie Analog Sport has seen more than seven exhibitions in six months.

Since its summer opening with the Analog Sport Festival 2024, from 11 July to 8 September, the gallery has established itself as one of the key venues for culture and sport during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The many collaborations, exhibitions and events organised in the gallery contributed to the unprecedented creative buzz in Paris during the Paris 2024 Games.

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During the summer, an Analog Sport Festival in Three Chapters : COMMUNITY, OLYMPIX, PARALYMPIX

Three distinct chapters, each celebrating a different facet of sport on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:

COMMUNITY : The first chapter focused on highlighting the talents of amateur photographers, who often receive little exposure. We wanted to give these young creators from our community a platform to make themselves known and exhibit their work in a gallery in the heart of Paris.

OLYMPIX : The second chapter focused on the preparation of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Through the photographic series entitled ‘Essentielles Stories’, produced by a team of young female photographers from the association, we documented the moments of training, concentration and determination of 7 French female athletes preparing for the Games. These photographs offer an intimate look at the lives of these athletes as they prepare for the Games. The photos were taken in collaboration with the Essentielle Stories media founded by Ysaora Thibus, and this collaboraton ended with the production of a book.

PARALYMPIX : The final part of the festival focused on Paralympic athletes, symbols of self-transcendence. Through a series of intimate photographs, and thanks to the support of the European Commission, we paid tribute to these exceptional athletes in a photo book entitled UNIQUES.

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A meeting place for the photography and sport community

In addition to its exhibitions, the Galerie Analog Sport has become a place for meetings and exchanges. We have regularly organised film screenings with a direct link to sport or photography and also organised inspirational talks and e-sport tournaments and guided tours so that people of all ages can enjoy the space. We've also set up an ephemeral analog photo lab' in the gallery, allowing enthusiasts to try their hand at black and white analog printing and take their photos home with them.

Since the gallery opened, we've staged more than seven landmark exhibitions. Thanks to our commitment to the inclusion and promotion of young talent, and with partners such as the European Commission and FNAC, we are proud of what we have achieved so far and look forward to continuing to explore and push back the boundaries of sports photography through lively, popular place dedicated to art and sport.

This place has been made available to us free of charge by Praemia REIM France for temporary occupation until November 2024. This is an opportunity for us to demonstrate our ability to bring a place dedicated to the arts to life in an inclusive way. This project, which has exceeded our expectations, allows us to dream of a similar project in the future, in which we could take up permanent residence in a district.