About the sector
Digital Sector
For the second year, Paris Photo 2024 proposes a new sector dedicated to photography in the digital age. Again curated by Nina Roehrs – specialist for art in the digital age – the Digital Sector features a selection of fifteen contemporary art galleries and curated platforms at the forefront of new technologies, showcasing artists who integrate digital realities into their work. Thematic group exhibitions and solo artist presentations will offer an in-depth presentation of photography at the intersection with technology and digitalisation. Paris Photo, the first European fair to dedicate a programme specifically to digital art, provides a unique location for the sector, in the nave of the Grand Palais.
Alina Frieske, News Feed, 2024 - Courtesy Fabienne Levy
Curated by Nina Roehrs
The Digital Sector at this year’s Paris Photo continues to explore the evolving intersection of photography with digital culture. Following last year's success, this dedicated section highlights the fair’s commitment to examining how technological advancements are reshaping the art world. Photography’s link to technological progress is stronger than ever in today's digital-dominated visual culture. The Digital Sector offers a platform to discuss these changes, bridging traditional and contemporary practices and recognising the profound impact of digital practices on the future of art and photography.
This year’s Digital Sector will feature 5 thematic duo and group exhibitions and 10 solo artist presentations, brought together by fifteen international exhibitors. These multifaceted presentations will explore photography at the intersection of technology and digitalisation, offering a wide range of artistic perspectives – from artificial intelligence, moving image, virtual reality to networked-image based collages and digital painting.
Art in the digital age is anything but uniform. With the increasing digitalisation of our world, the boundaries between the physical and digital realms are becoming ever more blurred. This shift is evident in the works and creative processes of contemporary artists. What begins in the digital domain can manifest physically, and vice versa, often resulting in hybrid forms that seamlessly transition between the two.
The curatorial approach emphasizes the artists' engagement with technology, highlighting how digital tools and processes are not only expanding creative possibilities but also reshaping established art genres such as painting, sculpture, and photography. A key theme is the influence of data and algorithms and artificial intelligence on our contemporary visual culture, demonstrating how these forces shape not only the creation but also the dissemination and interpretation of visual art in the digital age. Whereby, a common point of departure for the artistic negotiations presented is the image and the question of its relationship to reality in the field of tension between analogue and digital worlds.
Overall, the Digital Sector at Paris Photo emphasises the importance of thoughtful engagement with digital technologies and their cultural relevance in contemporary art. It provides a vital space for artists, curators, collectors, and viewers to explore the evolving art landscape in the digital age, positioning Paris Photo as a leader in the dialogue between tradition and innovation.
Exhibitor and artist list
Artemis, Lisbon* | Evelyn Bencicova
Binome, Paris | Thibault Brunet
Droste, Düsseldorf, Paris, Berlin* | Christiane Peschek
ELLEPHANT & Charlot, Montreal*/Paris | Sabrina Ratté
Fabienne Levy, Lausanne, Geneva* | Alina Frieske
fxhash* | Erika Weitz & Thomas Noya
Judith Andreae, Bonn | Tim Berresheim
L’Avant Galerie Vossen, Paris | Gretchen Andrew
laCollection, Paris | Jack Butcher, Tyler Hobbs
Louise Alexander / Fellowship, Porto Cervo | Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst, Trevor Paglen
Nguyen Wahed, London | Andreas Gysin & Sidi Vanetti, Leander Herzog & Kim Asendorf, Zach Lieberman, Sarah Meyohas, Vera Molnár & aurèce vettier, Rik Oostenbroek, Nicolas Sassoon, Lars Wander
objkt.one, Zurich* | Lorna Mills
Office Impart, Berlin | Ana Maria Caballero, Jonas Lund
Schierke Seinecke, Frankfurt* | Friedemann Banz & Giulia Bowinkel
Tender, New York* | Alkan Avcıoğlu, Michael Mandiberg, Katie Morris, Rudxane, Marcel Schwittlick
*First Participation in Paris Photo
Paris Photo x The Lumen Prize
The Lumen Prize and Paris Photo will award a new prize of €5,000 to the best presentation among the digital sector exhibitors. The prize is designed to celebrate excellence in art in the digital age within the photographic canon.