Marianne Dissard French-American, b. 1969
Overview
Marianne Dissard is a French-born American-bred singer, performer, writer, filmmaker, and photographer living and working between the UK and the United States. After her stage touring was cancelled in 2020, she picked up a camera to document her seaside town of Ramsgate, Kent through two winter lockdowns. The daily practice culminated in Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas was Cancelled, a vast installation in the industrial port of Ramsgate to coïncide with the Ramsgate Festival of Sound 2021.
OWING AN APPRECIATION OF THE WHIMSICAL IN STREET SCENES TO AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER GARRY WINOGRAND, HER IMAGES ARE SOMETIMES DARK, OFTEN QUIRKY, AND ALWAYS VERY HUMAN. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY DANCE CHOREOGRAPHERS AND HER OWN EXPERIENCE OF LIVE PERFORMANCE, SHE DEVELOPED A SENSE OF THE DRAMA OF BODIES MOVING THROUGH SPACE AND LIGHT. TRAINED AND WORKING PROFESSIONALLY AS A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, SHE LEARNED THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF IMAGES AND STORIES ABOUT, FOR, AND WITH COMMUNITIES.
These works also exist in a larger 30 x 45 cm print as an edition of 15. Please click on the records below for details.
Works
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Marianne DissardAddington Hipsters, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardJoggers, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardSuperheroes Wear Masks, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardDoris Johnson, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardChristmas Window, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardFisherman, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardFuck BoJo, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardSelfie, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardManston, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardHigh Street Renaissance, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardWhite Wheels, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardSuper Roller Man, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardMadeira Cave Reader, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardBlack Bird, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardAnnabelle, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardRescue, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardSpencer Gardener, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardWedding Dresses, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardChristmas Cat, 2020Fuji Flex C-TypeEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelledsigned and numbered on reverseView more details -
Marianne DissardSwimmers, 2020C-Type Fuji-FlexEdition of 25: 20 x 30 cm / 7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Edition of 15: 30 x 45 cm / 11 13/16 x 17 3/4 inprice details for each edition, click hereSeries: Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was CancelledSigned and numbered on reverseView more details
Biography
Marianne Dissard works in Ramsgate, Glasgow, UK, and Tucson, Arizona, US
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Solo photo exhibition - The Year Christmas Was Cancelled: photographies de rue à Ramsgate, Kent pendant l'hiver 2020 - Louxor Cinéma, Paris, France February 2022. |
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2021 |
Solo photo exhibition - Ramsgate, England: The Year Christmas Was Cancelled - Annex MSA, Tucson, Arizona, US, Decembre 2021. |
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Group exhibition -Christmas Market - Laurent Delaye Gallery, Ramsgate, UK, November 2021. |
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Outdoor photo installation - Hands, Faces, Ramsgate: The Year Christmas Was Cancelled - Ramsgate Port, UK, 27 August/27 Octobre 2021. |
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2019 |
Not Me - debut memoir and stage adaptation. |
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2015 |
City Series 4: Cologne Vier Takes - live album with Yan Péchin and Allyson Ezell. |
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2013 |
Close Your Eyes and Add a Touch of Nothing - dramaturg/videast for Ami Garmon and Frank Willens, Tanz im August festival, Berlin. |
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2010 |
Live shows at Black Rabbit music festival, Beijing and Shanghai, China, MOMA New York, in Australia, New Zealand, the States, and Europe. Walking tour (with donkey) of the Pyrénées. |
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2008 |
L'entredeux - first album, produced and composed by Calexico's Joey Burns. |
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1997 |
Low Y Cool - documentary film for Planête Cable, France, with filmmaker Robert Kramer. |
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1991 |
Graduated from University of Southern California, Los Angeles with a film production degree. Interned at Alex Cox's production company, and with Gregg Araki. |
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