Françoise Huguier

Somewhere between on-the-ground journalism and acid-pop settings straight out of the 80s, Françoise Huguier's fashion photographs are popping up on the walls of the Polka gallery from 13 September to 12 October.

The exhibition includes single-edition Cibachromes bursting with colour and vaporous Polaroids that embody what journalist and critic Gérard Lefort - who, along with Christian Caujolle, was one of the first to send Huguier into the world of haute couture and the catwalks for the daily Libération - calls Huguier's touch: ‘that tilted, twisted, angled framing that is her trademark’.

A fascinating geometry elevated to the status of a secret recipe, which she has made her own, transforming and sublimating the fashion image for the big names in ‘Vogue’, ‘Marie-Claire’ and ‘New York Times Magazine’. Françoise Huguier's lens reveals twenty years of ready-to-wear and couture, captured by an eye that benefits from an era when editorial offices had the means to achieve their ambitions.

But also a culture of reportage that is the crucible of her inspiration. Taking viewers on a journey around the world. From Russia to West Africa, via Cambodia, Indonesia and Japan, where, as an inveterate film buff, she praises the work of filmmakers such as Ozu, Kurosawa and Mizoguchi. She has learnt a lesson from these masters of framing: ‘the foreground is fundamental, it's what gives the shot its dimension.