TITLE: Remnants of a Voyage

“The iron remains on the beach are from a British trawler, the Epine GY 7, which was wrecked east of Dritvik on the night of 13th March 1948. Five of the crew of 19 were saved. Rescue teams from Arnarstapi, Hellnar, and Hellissandur came to help, but conditions were difficult with bad weather and heavy seas. Members of the crew could be seen on the forecastle and the wheelhouse and tied to the rigging. The tide was coming in and huge waves broke over the ship. One man was washed up on the beach, still alive. After the tide turned, it was possible to shoot out a line which the crew managed to tie to the mast, and the four men who were still alive were pulled to safety in a rescue seat. “ [Tourist information sign at the site]
This series focuses on the scattered remnants of twisted metal that litter the beach of Dritvik, Iceland, relics from the British trawler, the Epine GY 7. Each scrap of the destroyed ship is imbued with the weight of the memory of this catastrophe. I have isolated the pieces of metal in order to emphasize their role as commemorative relics of the event. The stark and brutal contrast of the objects strewn across the black lava beach confers to the scene a sense of tragedy and desolation. These images are a poignant reminder of the potentially destructive forces of nature and our fragility in the face of them.

AUTHOR: Catherine Marcogliese (France)

Solo Shows :
2017 Whiter than White (Paysages Domestiques), La Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Night Sky, Galerie du Tableau, Marseille
2016 Histoires Naturelles : Spectres et Monstres, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille
2014 Au Bout du Regard, La Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne-sur-Mer
2009 Western Landscapes, Galleria Sangiorgi, Laigueglia, Italie
Arts in Situ, Printemps des Arts, Galerie àcentmètresducentredumonde, Perpignan
2004 Divers chemins à travers le paysage, Galerie Artena, Marseille
2000 Parterres III et IV, Galerie du CAIRN, Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence, Digne-les-Bains, oeuvre permanente sur le Musée Promenade

Group Shows :
2020 Kaleidoscopie, Galerie du Canon, Toulon
Regards Polychromes sur la Ville, Batterie du Cap Nègre, Six Fours les Plages
C’est Votre Choix, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art
2019 Pré-sélection Prix Polyptyque, Centre Photographique de Marseille
2017 Sauver sa Peau, Galerie Zola, Aix-en-Provence
Nothing Special, L.A. Photo Curator, expo virtual, honourable mention
2016 Une (Re)Présentation, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art
Haunted, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, Vermont, U.S.A.
The Frontier, THE CENTER, Santa Fe, USA
Festival Focales, Villard de Lans
2015 Territoires & Architecture, Centre Culturel Saint-Raphaël, Conseil General du Var
2012 Paysages Urbains, La Croisée des Arts, Saint-Maximin
Futures Mémoires volet II, Association Perceptions Photographiques, Centre Culturel, Saint Raphaël
Futures Mémoires, volet I, Association Perceptions Photographiques, La Maison de la Photographie, Toulon
Littoral en Mutation, Festival Photo’med, Sanary-sur-Mer
2010 Carte Blanche, Association Perceptions Photographiques, Galerie Vrais Rêves, Lyon
Hôtel du Musée, Galerie Vrais Rêves, Rencontres d’Arles
2004 DIGIT.LAND.SCAPE, MAPRA, Lyon
2003 Paysages Horizontaux, Exposition Art Concept / Sud, Centre ABC, Dijon
2002 Symposium d’Art Contemporain, Baie Saint Paul, Québec, Canada


Public Collections :
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille
New Mexico History Museum, Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, U.S.A.
Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art
Hôtel des Arts, Conseil Général, Toulon
Reserve Géologique de Digne-les-Bains
Ville de Roquebrune Cap Martin