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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 10 MIN

To Be Seen

from Photography and Walking · host Philippe Guillaume. Produced by Productions 3655 Inc.

In 1967, Mariette Pathy Allen photographed a woman walking past a storefront mannequin somewhere between New Jersey and Philadelphia.At first, the image appears ordinary: a pedestrian, a display window, the rhythm of the street continuing around them. But slowly, something unstable begins to emerge between the moving figure and the constructed body behind glass.This episode explores how walking unfolds not only through urban space, but through systems of visibility already shaping how bodies are seen, interpreted, and recognized. Moving between Allen’s early street photograph and her later work with transgender and gender-nonconforming communities, the episode reflects on photography, gender, presence, and the fragile boundary between the lived body and the body as representation.As the photograph opens, walking becomes something more than movement through the city. It becomes movement through expectations, images, and structures that already existed before the body arrived.Related images and references:photographyandwalking.comEn 1967, Mariette Pathy Allen photographie une femme marchant devant un mannequin dans une vitrine quelque part entre le New Jersey et Philadelphie.À première vue, l’image semble ordinaire : une passante, une vitrine, le rythme de la rue qui continue autour d’elles. Mais peu à peu, quelque chose d’instable commence à émerger entre la figure en mouvement et le corps construit derrière la vitre.Cet épisode explore la manière dont la marche se déploie non seulement dans l’espace urbain, mais aussi à travers des systèmes de visibilité qui façonnent déjà la manière dont les corps sont vus, interprétés et reconnus. En reliant cette photographie de rue précoce au travail ultérieur d’Allen auprès des communautés transgenres et non conformes au genre, l’épisode réfléchit à la photographie, au genre, à la présence et à la frontière fragile entre le corps vécu et le corps comme représentation.À mesure que l’image s’ouvre, marcher devient autre chose qu’un simple déplacement dans la ville. Cela devient un mouvement à travers des attentes, des images et des structures déjà présentes avant même l’arrivée du corps.Images et références liées à l’épisode :photographyandwalking.com 

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