Jean-Dominique Burton

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Jean-Dominique Burton, born on 13 October 1952 in Huy (Belgium), is a Belgian photographer and filmmaker, author of several books of photographs focusing on Europe, Asia and Africa.[1][2][3] Since 1978,[4] numerous exhibitions have been dedicated to his work, in Europe (in galleries[5] and in the Paris metro[6]), Africa[2] (notably on the occasion of the Francophonie Summit, OIF, in November 2014[7]), North America (San Francisco and Stanford University[8][9]) and Asia. Many of his works have also been included in public and private collections.[2]

Biography[edit]

For more than twenty years, he travelled from the Atlas Mountains to the Himalayas where he produced numerous photographic works.[10] Since the early 2000s, he has been working on African civilisations, building a trilogy on Porto-Novo, Abomey and Ouidah, three cities in Benin that played an active part in the history of the Slave Trade and of which the island of Gorée (Senegal) has become the symbol.[11][12][13]

Since 2010, he has also been making short documentaries and/or contemplative films, as animated and audio complements to his photographic approach.[14]

Since its creation in 2005, he has been linked to the Fondation Zinsou (Cotonou-Benin) with which he has held three exhibitions and three publications.[15] He is also present in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ouidah (Villa Ajavon), inaugurated by the Foundation in 2013.[16][17]

In Africa, Jean-Dominique Burton has produced photographic works dedicated to the traditional chiefs of Burkina Faso, Beninese Voodoo, the Nago hunters of Bantè, Benin, the Matonge neighbourhoods of Kinshasa and Brussels, the city of Porto-Novo and the island of Gorée.[18]

When he is not travelling, Jean-Dominique Burton lives in Belgium, in Rixensart, a small municipality in Walloon Brabant.[19]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Sans Papiers Photographiques – Prisme éditions, 2019[20][21]
  • Île de Gorée Island, – Prisme éditions, 2014[22]
  • Chasseurs Nagô du Royaume de Bantè, Fondation George Arthur Forrest / Fondation Zinsou. 2012[23]
  • Porto-Novo, cité rouge esprit de lagune, Fondation Zinsou, 2011[24]
  • Matonge / Matonge, éditions Lannoo, 2010[25]
  • Porto-Novo, édition digitale limitée, PMR, 2009[24]
  • Souvenirs d’Afrique – Herinneringen uit Africa, 5 Continents – Musée de l’Afrique centrale, 2008[26]
  • Vaudou /Voodoo/ Vudu, 5 Continents – Fondation Zinsou, 2007[27]
  • Naabas: Traditional Chiefs of Burkina Faso, Snoeck, Gand, 2006[28]
  • L’Allée des Rois, Ed. Altitude – Snoeck, 2004[28]
  • The Rebirth of the Budapest Gresham Palace – CBR – Altitude – 2004[29]
  • Hong-Kong Vision, Bruxelles, Hong-Kong Economic and Trade – Office, 2001[29]
  • Masques et Traces, Bruxelles, Soleil noir, 1999[30]
  • Wallonie/Kent, Charleroi, musée de la Photographie, 1999–2000
  • Hong-Kong Transit, en collaboration avec France Borel, Bruxelles, ZB 22, 1997
  • Viêt-View, Bruxelles, Glénat – Benelux, 1996
  • Semois: les derniers planteurs, Bruxelles, éditions de l’Octogone, 1995[31]
  • Écorces, Bruxelles, éditions de l’Octogone, 1994[32]
  • Épreuves d’artistes, Namur, Remo Zandona, 1990[33]
  • Double Portrait, un Sculpteur / un Photographe – Formes et Lumières – Portfolio 5 exemplaires – 1989
  • Collectionneurs – Portfolio 5 exemplaires – 1988
  • Portraits d’Hier Aujourd’hui – Portfolio 5 exemplaires – 1985

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jean-Dominique Burton – Photo Days" (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Gallery Fifty One. "Jean-Dominique Burton – Gallery Fifty One". Gallery Fifty One (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ Newmedia, R. T. L., Jean-Dominique Burton (in French), retrieved 11 June 2021
  4. ^ "Jean-Dominique BURTON". www.jeandominiqueburton.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Reims 2012, Jean-Dominique Burton". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Marie-Cécile Zinsou : « Pourquoi ouvrir une fondation culturelle dans un pays pauvre ? »". Le Monde.fr (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ Libre.be, La (25 November 2014). "L'île des esclaves". LaLibre.be (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ Haven, Cynthia (19 October 2010). "Stanford exhibit reveals a photographer's 'intense, passionate' encounter with Vodoun". Stanford University. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ^ Burton, Jean-Dominique; Tognola, Ana; Capo-Chichi, Gisèle, eds. (2007). Vodoun entretien: Jean-Dominique Burton, photographe. Les cahiers de la fondation. [Cotonou, Bénin: Fondation Zinsou.
  10. ^ "Jean-Dominique Burton". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Jean-Dominique Burton, photographe engagé qui exploré le globe". www.lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ "L'île de Gorée : exposition du photographe Jean-Dominique Burton". TV5MONDE (in French). 24 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ^ Jean Dominique Burton, photographe belge, amoureux de l'Afrique, retrieved 11 June 2021
  14. ^ "GORÉE SOUS UN NOUVEAU REGARD". SenePlus (in French). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ^ "African artists redraw the boundaries as Benin's free museum thrives". the Guardian. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Au Bénin, la richesse de l'art africain pour les plus démunis". La Croix (in French). 3 December 2013. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ^ "New African contemporary art museum opens in Ouidah, Benin". The Guardian. 6 January 2014. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Le vaudou : fascinant et profond". Afrik.com (in French). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  19. ^ "N'oublions jamais de nous regarder. Une rencontre avec Jean-Dominique Burton". Centre d'Action Laïque (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Sans Papiers Photographiques – Jean-Dominique Burton". Prisme Éditions (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Jean-Dominique Burton, Sans papiers photographiques". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Ile de Gorée island – Jean-Dominique Burton". Prisme Éditions. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  23. ^ www.unitheque.com. "Chasseurs Nagô ; Royaume de Bantè ; Nago Hunters ; Bantè Kingdom". Unithèque (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Porto-Novo : Cité Rouge, Esprit de Lagune". Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Matonge Matonge". Uitgeverij Lannoo (in Dutch). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  26. ^ Burton, Jean-Dominique (1 January 2008). Herinneringen uit Afrika. Souvenirs d'Afrique. ASIN 8874364792.
  27. ^ "Vaudou | Voodoo | Vudù". 5 Continents Editions. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Jean-Dominique Burton Photography Monographs and Exhibition Catalogs". www.artbook.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  29. ^ a b "Jean-Dominique BURTON". www.jeandominiqueburton.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  30. ^ ""Masques et Traces" – Jean-Dominique Burton – Du 25 janvier au 23 février 2018 – Exposition". Prisme Éditions (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  31. ^ "Jean-Dominique Burton : Semois, les derniers planteurs • La Nouvelle Chambre Claire". La Nouvelle Chambre Claire (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  32. ^ Ecorces ou les masques de la foret – Jean-Dominique Burton – Octogone – Grand format – Le Hall du Livre NANCY (in French).
  33. ^ "BURTON (Jean-Dominique). – Epreuves d'artistes 1990. Namur, Zandona, 1990, in-folio, [...] | lot 481 | Photographie Ancienne et Contemporaine, la Revue "Verve", les Avant-Gardes Littéraires et Artistiques chez Les Ventes Ferraton – Damien Voglaire". www.auction.fr. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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