This evening event, structured in two parts, will invite the audience to reflect on their fashion faux pas, question the styles they have adopted and rejected, and explore their intimate relationship with clothing.
A complete look, a collectable T-shirt, a favourite belt, or a bandana brought back from a trip—these are all symbols to be pored over alone in front of the mirror, at the heart of a movement that we feel part of, that we belong to.
A discussion will bring together artists, collectives, and thinkers on the subject in the early evening, followed by a preview of Costumes, Mathilde Vallantin Dulac’s documentary fashion show based on interviews conducted in the area of le19M.
Throughout the evening, the exhibition Trouver son monde will be open, and the gallery bar will remain open for the discussions to continue in a friendly atmosphere.
Roundtable
7 p.m. - 8.20 p.m.
This roundtable discussion explores the role of clothing in forming our individual and collective identities. Journalists, artists, designers, and thinkers will discuss the symbolism of clothing: how it makes us unique and specific, and allows us to invent our own codes while deciphering those of others.
The discussion will also focus on the influences that shape our clothing choices today: symbols of belonging to groups and communities, and the role of social media in these trends. Finally, the discussion will conclude with the notion of clothing as a form of self-expression: what we choose to show, hide, or assert through our appearance.
Participants to be announced shortly.
Representation of Costumes
8.30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Costumes is a documentary fashion show born out of a series of interviews conducted by Mathilde Vallentin Dullac at Place Gambetta in Paris. First presented in 2021, the piece has been rewritten for la Galerie du 19M based on accounts from residents of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and Aubervilliers. Mathilde Vallantin Dulac asked them all the same question: ‘What do you do between the moment you wake up and the moment you leave your home?’”
The characters from these stories are played by amateur actors recruited by the Galerie in the local area.
This sociological tale is staged at the crossroads of reality TV and the Queen’s morning levee ceremony: a series of fragments of private lives and realistic dressing rituals.
On average, a fashion show lasts between 7 and 11 minutes. Here, it spans 30 minutes.