"Beautiful Paradox", de William Keo

Exhibition of William Keo, French-Cambodian photographer living in Paris. His work focuses on stories related to his family history and his refugee past; migration, social exclusion and intercommunity intolerance.

About this project, the artist tells us:

«The location of the Olympic Games is never a coincidence, and in 2024 they will take place in the poorest region of France, Seine-Saint-Denis, district 93, where I live. For years I have been chronically documenting the social and cultural structure of this neighborhood, where social violence worsens to the point of being considered by researchers as the «Observatory of Inequalities».

The legacy of this event is already transforming the area, and the first indications are that the State is trying to pacify the region by moving immigrant populations to other, more distant districts. Poverty, demonstrations against police violence, riots, the police, drug trafficking, prisons, hospitals, immigration, subculture and youth are the chapters that make up this project.

This curated selection based on my project «Hostil» will paint a portrait of a youth with multiple identities, from third-generation immigrants to gentrification, on the eve of the Olympic Games that will impact and transform the area forever.

William Keo

https://www.william-keo.com/