DUDELANGE, LUXEMBOURG.- Centre national de l'audiovisuel (CNA) presents De L’Europe - Photographies Essais Histoires, on view May 24th - August 19th, 2007. As of 24 May, the striking and monumental site of the Dudelange steelworks is playing host to a gathering of 25 photographers. For the occasion, this industrial site has been redesigned as an exhibition space, while maintaining its original dimension and character. The scale of the event is striking, featuring over two hundred works suspended from picture rails. The set and lighting have been designed by Albert Vallverdù, a Catalan architect specialising in photographic exhibitions.

This exhibition, which is part of the programme of events celebrating "Luxembourg and the Greater Region, European Capital of Culture 2007", features works on the theme of Europe. Their authors hail from very different backgrounds, cultures and sensibilities, and it is the diversity of their views regarding the European space that constitutes one of the features characterising this collection of works: interior views join exterior ones - several of the photographers are American. All of them, in their own way, "speak" of Europe, of subjects that are familiar to them, involving urban life, society, conflicts, migrations ... These are contemplative and dedicated contributions, bearing witness to significant work carried out in the field. Another aspect uniting these 25 creators is the "programme Mosaïque", which has lent them its support. Each year - from 1996 to 2003 - Mosaïque has been responsible for the genesis and realisation of these photographic projects, of which the images suspended from the walls today are the most representative pieces.