Animal traces in John Berger’s work
* Version française ci-dessous *
“Do you know what I watch?” is a choral reading devised by Katya Berger-Andreadakis. It will be read in several places by Katya, Jacob and Yves Berger, John Berger’s children. A family contribution to this centenary.
There is hardly any book of John Berger’s that doesn’t include a few pages about animals. Both as a writer and as a visual artist, some of his most vivid insights concern non-human living things, ranging from mushrooms to eels, from insects to hounds. His lifelong reflection on the relationship between man and nature led him to listen, ever so carefully but without an ounce of anthropomorphism, to the voices of countless speechless creatures – that finally extended all the way to clouds or biological cells.
While animal life has become a major topic within Western society, our reading “Do you know what I watch?” aims both at paying a tribute to John on his 100th birthday and at defeating any attempt to oversimplify his thought in present times. est une lecture familiale pour célébrer le centenaire, elle sera donnée dans plusieurs lieux.
- 15/08 Vevey (CH) at La Cour de l’Avenir with Katya and Jacob*. More info
- 27/09 Chasselas (FR) at La Manufacture d’Idées with Katya and Yves*. More info
- 28/08 Quincy (FR) with Katya, Jacob and Yves*.
- 23/10 London (UK) at the British Library with Katya and Yves.
- 24/10 Norwich (UK) at the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society with Katya and Yves.
- 7/11 Lausanne (CH) at Théâtre Vidy with Katya, Jacob and Yves*. More info
- 28/11 Istanbul (TR) with Katya, Jacob and Yves.
Readings in English except * in French.
TU SAIS CE QUE JE REGARDE ?
TRACES ANIMALES DANS L’ŒUVRE DE JOHN BERGER
« Tu sais ce que je regarde? » est une lecture chorale d’un collage de textes par Katya Berger-Andreadakis. Il sera lu dans plusieurs lieux (voir ci-dessus) par Katya, Jacob et Yves Berger, les enfants de John Berger. Une contribution familiale à ce centenaire.
