Autopropulsion

Publication of a book of photographs of Barcelona taken from a wheelchair by Flora Coll.

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05/01/2014

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€10,500

Out of €7,000

150 %

<div> <div> Well, hello there, it's been a while … things have been busy around here. This is why:</div> <div>  </div> <div> - The Barcelona exhibition has now ended but fear not, if you missed it, there's another one coming up in November! Many thanks to Vicenç and Valérie Boned for welcoming <em>Autopropulsion</em> in the wonderful space of the Galeria Tagomago.</div> <div> - The 1000 copies of the book have been printed and you should all get yours by the end of July. I've checked each copy carefully but if you spot any defect, get in touch at blue (underscore) eyed (underscore) bike (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk and I'll send you another. </div> <div> - The Barcelona map is ready too. You can view and download it <a href="http://floracoll.com/fra/autop.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div> </div> <div> <div> - <em>Between Sky and Earth</em>, by our first guest photographer, has been posted <a href="http://floracoll.com/fra/intantanes.html" target="_blank">here</a> on <a href="http://www.floracoll.com" target="_blank">floracoll.com</a>.</div> <div> - A prototype box has been handmade in Paris for the collector's edition: blue and light grey, beautiful work. It will contain an original 12x16 print.</div> <div> - Last but not least, the first 40x50 prints that some of you have ordered have come out of the lab. They look stunning!</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk11_livre" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/105712/Actu_wk11_Livre.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk11_box" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/105713/Actu_wk11_Box.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk11_prints" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/105714/Actu_wk11_Prints.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk11_pliage" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/105715/Actu_wk11_Pliage.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> Our next adventures</div> <div> Last week, I attended the press conference for the Mois de la Photo which takes place in November. Seeing photos from <em>Autopropulsion</em> on the big screen of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie was quite something! The opening of the Paris exhibition is on 6 November and there will be a <em>Live For Flora</em> concert by <a href="http://www.rubeck.eu" target="_blank">rubeck</a> on Friday 21 November: he will compose music on her photos and films, so put the date in your diary now!</div> <div>  </div> <div> See you soon or see you then.</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div>

<div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk10_pano" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/97022/Actu_wk10_Pano.jpg" /></div> <div> Photo Jean-Christophe Deperraz</div> <div>  </div> <div> 'I love Flora's work, between what can be said and what can't. Full of life, of movement, of lightness. Uplifting.' Trevi</div> <div> Talking about movement, here is <a href="http://www.arteclips.com/es/proyectos/flora-coll-colectiva-traces" target="_blank">a short five-minute film</a> that brings the Barcelona exhibition to life. If you were at the opening, see if you can spot yourself.</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> The book is now at the proofreading stage. We had a first prototype printed digitally to do the final design checks and this is what it looks like:</div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk10_prototype_new" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/97024/Actu_wk10_Prototype_New.JPG" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> All being well, it will go to the printers next week. The first Kissbanker to guess the exact weight of one copy will win the equivalent quantity of organic chocolate!</div> <div>  </div> <div> Expect more news from our Barcelona correspondent in the next two weeks.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div> </div> <p>  </p>

<div> <div> 'We were deeply moved to learn that this huge project has come to fruition.' Colette and Bernard</div> <div> 'I was at Tagomago the day of the opening, it was a shock, superb and sensitive photos, a beautiful and moving project.' Contextures</div> <div>  </div> <div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> After working two years on bringing <em>Autopropulsion</em> to light, the opening of the exhibition  was, as you can imagine, a powerful moment. A wonderful gallery space, a good crowd, seeing the photos on the wall ... I'll let a few pictures do the talking:</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago1" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93465/Actu_wk9_Tagomago1.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago2" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93466/Actu_wk9_Tagomago2.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago3" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93467/Actu_wk9_Tagomago3.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago4" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93468/Actu_wk9_Tagomago4.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago5" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93469/Actu_wk9_Tagomago5.jpg" /></div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk9_tagomago6" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/93471/Actu_wk9_Tagomago6.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> With our first visitors came the realisation of what this exhibition really means for Flora's work: it will finally get the exposure it deserves. It will be liked, loved, disliked, discussed. It will exist in other people's minds. Today, the festival of documentary photography <a href="http://docfieldbarcelona.org/en/" target="_blank">Docfield14</a> opens in Barcelona so more media coverage. Already a TV crew from the Catalan channel TV3 has popped by the Galeria Tagomago and the Barcelona Photobloggers have written <a href="http://barcelonaphotobloggers.org/2014/05/05/autopropulsion-de-flora-coll/" target="_blank">a blog post</a>.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Meanwhile, in Paris, we're putting the final touches to the book. Following the advice of the Mois de la Photo organisers, we've decided to use the extra funds raised to print 1000 copies instead of 400. I'll end on a few statistics: of the 7960 projects presented on KissKissBankBank so far, just over half were successful, only 242 (3%) reached 150% of their target and less than 70 (less than 1%) raised an extra €2500 or more. Sterling work!</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> See you soon,</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div>

<div> 'I am really looking forward to holding the book in my hands and turning the pages, and seeing each photograph revealed.' Lynn</div> <div> <div>  </div> <div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> Tonight the fundraising ends but cheer up, tomorrow <em>Autopropulsion</em> begins its life in the world: book, exhibitions, concert by <a href="http://rubeck.eu/" target="_blank">rubeck</a> and more. Your contributions have gone into overdrive: €10,000 and 145%. Amazing! Now it's time to give out a few prizes ...</div> <div>  </div> <div> Best pseudonyms: Gomafusin, Llumicolor, Fleur Delotus and sardinetautrespoissons</div> <div> Mystery prize: sombres, with a special mention to xxXXxx</div> <div> Group prize: the Sauleda family, with the AF3M crew as runner-ups</div> <div> Quick-thinking prize: Hkreider, and runner-up tonicifra</div> <div> Best prize for trying: BARONI</div> <div> Most impressive finish: Miguel A. ... so far!</div> <div>  </div> <div> I am about to email you the invitation to the opening night in Barcelona, as the printed one wouldn't get to you on time. You won't need it to get in in any case. I'll post the paper copy to you later on, it will make a nice postcard. And for those of you who have taken part in the October project in memory of Flora, don't forget your home-made passport if you're coming to the exhibition, we will have a special stamp for it.  See you there in May or June!</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Actu_wk7_carton_bcn" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/88051/Actu_wk7_Carton_Bcn.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div>

<p> Hi everyone,</p> <p>  </p> <div> <div> With just 7 days to go, we've reached the €7000 target! Isn't that brilliant? So, what's next? Well, we keep going. This sum only cover 75% of the total budget so the campaign is not finished and we're going to try to raise as much of the remaining €2300 as possible. Not an easy task but as students used to say in 1968, 'Be realistic, ask for the impossible!' So let's see how many new Kissbankers will join the team this last week …</div> <div>  </div> <div> Did you know that Barcelona is the third most photographed city in the world? But I've never quite seen it the way Flora captured it with her camera. 'Grace and sensitivity. Her work is a perfection of beauty and sobriety' wrote Michel-Claude. And, for those of you who were wondering, none of the photos were retouched on a computer: they're true snapshots.</div> <div>  </div> <div> What's coming up next, too, is the <em>Autopropulsion</em> exhibition in Barcelona. It opens in 2 weeks as part of the festival <a href="http://www.docfieldbarcelona.org/" target="_blank">Docfield14</a> and will share the space of the <a href="http://www.tagomago.com/" target="_blank">Galeria Tagomago</a> with 7 <a href="http://barcelonaphotobloggers.org/" target="_blank">Barcelona photobloggers</a>. So I'll end on 2 photos, one of the exhibition in Aix-en-Provence in 2007, the other of the Tagomago 300m2 space. Spot the difference:</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Wk6-aix" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/86104/Wk6-Aix.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Wk6-tagomago" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/86105/Wk6-Tagomago.jpg" /></div> <div> via <a href="http://www.aleixplademunt.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">aleixplademunt.blogspot.com</a></div> <div>  </div> <div> See you soon,</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div>

<div> <div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> 'This world in which I can only take part by looking at it delights and moves me.' Flora Coll</div> <div>  </div> <div> With two weeks to go, we've now only got 10% of the funding still to raise. What an inspiration you've all been! The photos continue to resonate with those of you who are discovering them for the first time: 'I like the intimacy of Flora's work. Good luck with the book!' wrote Jarmila. 'This project is enabling her work to be part of our collective memory and it deserves it' said another. </div> <div>  </div> <div> It's been going well on the publicity front too. <em>Autopropulsion</em> is now on the home page of the <a href="http://www.af3m.org/" target="_blank">association AF3M's website</a> and the Women's International Film Festival in Créteil inserted a paragraph about it in their newsletter. The link is not as random as it seems, since Flora was also a filmmaker. Aged 20, she won the Best First Feature prize at the Châteauroux film festival. I am hoping to make some of her short films available on Vimeo at some point but in the meantime, here's a funny 2-minute video (in Spanish – sorry English speakers!) where she narrates an imaginary biography of her life:</div> <div>  </div> </div> <div> <div class="embed"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="embedly-embed" frameborder="0" height="405" scrolling="no" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F91213119&wmode=opaque&src_secure=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F91213119&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F470535296_640.jpg&key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=vimeo" width="540"></iframe></div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> See you all soon,</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div> </div> <p>  </p>

<div> <div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> The campaign is making steady progress and gaining more Kissbankers. You are already 50 and we are aiming for 100: let's ask for the moon and see if we get it! The sky is the limit when you have friends who build space rockets.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Three deluxe limited editions have been snapped up: thank you all for your support! They look set to be a beautiful objects, as close as possible to what Flora wanted, with a white box and the title white on white. And they include an original print of your choosing.</div> <div>  </div> <div> I love your feedback: 'The photos are beautiful, it's not just the story behind them that moves you, the photos themselves are in movement and they take you with them.' said Jose.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Fantastic news this week: the <em>Autopropulsion</em> exhibition has been selected for the Mois de la Photo 2014 taking place in Paris in November. It will be in the catalogue, be part of the official circuit and will get a lot of publicity. We're over the moon!!</div> <div>  </div> <div> More than a business card, a passport for Flora's world:</div> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Twcarte" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/82440/TwCarte.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> <div> See you all soon,</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div> </div> <p>  </p>

<div> Hi everyone,</div> <div>  </div> <div> The campaign has had an excellent start. We reached 50% of our objective in the first 10 days, and now we're steadily going past the 60% mark! We've also got our first guest photographer: her photos of Cities will be shown <a href="http://floracoll.com/fra/intantanes.html" target="_blank">here</a> on <a href="http://floracoll.com" target="_blank">floracoll.com</a>. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Thanks to all of you who have posted about the project on Facebook and Twitter. And a great big thank you to Flora's many friends and to the friends of friends who have loved the project: we couldn't do it without you! Your feedback has been great. This is what you said:</div> <div> 'I like the photos a lot, they are like impressionistic paintings made with a camera.' Mike</div> <div> 'It's as if the photos pull you into the scene, you can really feel the momentum in each shot.' Ada</div> <div> 'Powerful project and very cool.' Dorothy</div> <div>  </div> <div> Now it's your turn to spread the word: talk to your friends, facebook your acquaintances, email your colleagues and pester your nearest and dearest. Easter is coming, so you can always bribe them with chocolate! I may have some other exciting news very soon ... I can't say more right now, but watch this space.</div> <div>  </div> <div> One day Flora opened the French magazine <em>Le Monde 2</em> and out of the blue saw this:</div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Wk3-lemonde1" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/80839/Wk3-LeMonde1.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> <img alt="Wk3-lemonde2" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/80840/Wk3-LeMonde2.jpg" /></div> <div>  </div> <div> See you all soon!</div> <div>  </div> <div> Sandrine</div> <div> Flora Coll Project</div>

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