Marine Peixoto - Bercy Street Workout

Every day, many people visit the municipal street workout area in Bercy Park, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. One of them, Medhy, is behind several projects and initiatives aimed at transforming the site into more than just a sports field. In May 2020, he invited Marine Peixoto to come and photograph it.

Her practice then takes on the rhythm of the terrain. Like some people doing push-ups and pull-ups, Marine Peixoto conducted an intensive photo shoot. "Pushing" each day is like sculpting oneself, like investing in a work of art. The routine, the repetition of training, and the cycle of the seasons tested her determination to "occupy the present" and forced her to constantly renew her perspective on the same subject. This experience of exhausting a place and a perspective is a tireless act of faith in others and in oneself.

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