Atlanta 1996. Opening ceremony © Michel Deschamps/L'Équipe... Lot 6

Atlanta 1996. Opening ceremony © Michel Deschamps/L'Équipe 19 July 1996. In Atlanta, where the Olympic Games are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of their rebirth, the spectacle of the opening ceremony does not forget their birth, twenty-seven centuries ago in Olympia. In the heart of the stadium, discobolos, archers, etc. rise up in shadow form. A way of responding to those who fear that the Games will be too Americanised in the city of Coca-Cola and CNN? In any case, it welcomed a record number of participants: 10,800 athletes from 197 countries. At 100 years of age, the Olympic movement is not doing so badly. Single later print. Edition 1/1. Printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 300g paper. Flamant art frame. 53 x 80 cm