I am back in the US now and am planning to post some photographs tonight.
The opening was very nice and well attended. The exposition was very interesting but the most interesting of all was the reunion of contemporary daguerreotypists. By my count there were 18 present for the opening ceremony.
Tom Young
Jonathan Danforth
Ken Nelson
Jerry Spagnoli
Sean Culver
Takashi Arai
Bailun
Dominique Genty
Åke Hultman
Marc Kereun
Pascal Rue
That’s all I can remember in my jetlagged state without the photograph in front of me. I promise to deliver more information soon!
Top Row (left to right): ?, Jerry Spagnoli, Tom Young, Ken Nelson, Marc Kereun, Jeanne-Pierre Spilbauer (mayor of Bry), Domique Genty(?), Bailun, Takashi Arai, ?, ?, Åke Hultman
Bottom Row (left to right): ?, ?, ?, ?, Jonathan Danforth, Sean Culver
Here’s a video of the Marc Kereun and the mayor’s remarks. I don’t speak French and I don’t remember if I cut the mayor off or not. It’s all I’ve got though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEqWgyHZGkw
I just discovered this three-minute review and interview (in French from TV14) of the Bry-sur-Marne exhibit – showing the exhibit space, various close-ups of the daguerreotypes, and Jerry Spagnoli doing his daguerreotype demonstration. Is someone willing to translate the interview into English and post the text for the non-French-speaking among us to read?