Nous félicitons Sidney, en classe de 2nde A, qui a remporté la 2eme place au concours national d’écriture autour des photographies de Vivian Maier !!
La compétition consistait à écrire un récit fictif à partir d’une des oeuvres de Vivian Maier en anglais. Ce concours était proposé par Speakeasy News en lien avec l‘exposition au Musée du Luxembourg à Paris en 2021-2022.
Nous félicitons également tous les autres élèves volontaires (Lilian, Maïa, Paul, Nils, Lucas en 2nde A; Rose et Pauline de 2nde D, Paul et Félix en 2nde E) ayant participé à cette compétition qui ont débordé d‘imagination et travaillé avec sérieux sur cette tâche originale.
Vous découvrirez ici l’intégralité du récit de Sidney:
Maier’s photograph : Man with Pigeons, NY
“Grief. It’s hard to let her go, because I feel like I might have told her one last time how much she meant to my life.
I wish I could go back in time. Going to work, in my little restaurant where she also worked. Everyone came to this little brewery to see her. Smiling and always happy, we all miss her. Yet, I feel her presence with me every time I look at the sky. I see her flying with her own wings. The memory of her smile.
When my thoughts are too strong I am going out, to let go in the streets of our city. And that’s where I see what she yearned for every day, freedom. Like a bird. It will continue to live in us and with us in the form of freedom, a bird flying into the sky to escape evil and good.
I want to see you again so I can say goodbye to you at least one last time.
A woman photographer took a picture of me in my moments of sorrow and reflection. Her name was Vivian Maier, she was telling me her story and I felt confused so I told her about the young girl I loved and who recently disappeared. Confiding in her, I found a little bit of solace and hope. These photos she gave me after she left made me realize that wherever I am, the wandering spirit of the girl I loved will bring me happiness. I want to take back my life and continue loving my life for her. I want to leave, fly away. We will meet again someday, Era.”
Sidney (2nd A)
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Par ailleurs, pour en savoir plus sur la vie et les oeuvres de Vivian Maier, cliquez ici: https://www.speakeasy-news.com/vivian-maier-portraits-of-america-and-self/
Pour découvrir les textes des autres gagnants d’autres lycées au concours, cliquez ici: https://www.speakeasy-news.com/vivian-maier-winners-seconde/
Mme Michaud