Bienne (extra)ordinaire
Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography

In collaboration with the municipal archives of Biel/Bienne, the Festival of Photography is presenting a selection of images from the collection of the city police department that depict the daily life of Biel/Bienne: the ordinary, the extraordinary, sometimes the illegal. From the several hundred negatives that are in the collection, forty photos have been selected for their aesthetic value, all the more pronounced for being in black and white. This is a rare look at historical records that are being displayed publicly for the first time. With occasional moments of humour, they cast a light on the present by throwing into relief the changes in lifestyle and in the shape of the city of Biel/Bienne. For some, they might also bring back old memories…