Surréalisme et photojournalisme

La beauté convulsive, une réponse au désastre ?

Abstract

This study assesses the status of convulsive beauty defined by Breton in Cartier-Bresson’s photojournalistic practice. By examining Cartier-Bresson’s presentation of his own work as a photojournalist, his comments on his Surrealist heritage and the founding texts of Surrealism, the study explores how convulsive beauty that generates new impressions, leading to new representations and subversive questioning, fits with Cartier-Bresson’s career and raise issues that align with the objectives of Magnum Photos’ founding reporters, who were keen to question the state of the world, resist oppression, and commit to peace.