Place de la République January 9, 2016 - Place de la République le 9 janvier 2016 - 130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks {Paris Street Photo}
Place de la République January 9, 2016 - Place de la République le 9 janvier 2016 - 39/130 © 2016 CHANT WAGNER
130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks - 130 photographies de rue, après les attentats de Paris - In Memoriam
On the eve of a national commemoration dedicated to the memory of fallen Parisians whose life ended savagely in 2015 as they were going about that business of everyday life which is a symbol of the cultivated life or art de vivre and freedom of spirit the world over, the Place de la République was getting ready to become once more a national theatre of French history...
Giant screens tested their slideshows with president François Hollande making an appearance as dusk settled over the esplanade.
The place has become a veritable hearth where Parisians and the French go to warm their hearts and feel a sense of communion. There is this sense of grandeur set against an atmosphere of normalcy thanks to skateboarders, couples, children whizzing by on scooters, families shooting the breeze - and even the occasional shouting mad man talking to himself, listened by no one yet tolerated by everybody as if République had kept the spirit of an old-time village.
This photo is part of a series capturing the atmosphere of Paris after 11/13 in 130 pictures, one each day for each of the 130 Paris Attack victims.
Previously:
Prepping the Tree of Remembrance - Préparatifs autour de l'Arbre du Souvenir - 38/130
A Parisian Elf's Reaction - La réaction d'un lutin parisien - 37/130
Rue Alibert (é) (Liberté) - 36/130
Breaking Down - Un trop plein de souffrance - 35/130
Flowers, Sawdust, Blood - Des fleurs, de la sciure et du sang - 34/130
Have Heart - Courage - 33/130
A New Pilgrimage Map is Born - Une nouvelle carte de pèlerinage est née - 32/130
Fire with Humor - Combattre le feu par l'humour - 31/130
Looking Back Towards the Future of the Past - Regarder vers le futur du passé - 30/130
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur Is Still Around - Fluctuat Nec Mergitur perdure - 29/130
Bleu, Blanc, Rouge at Polly Maggoo's - Du bleu, du blanc et du rouge au balcon du Polly Maggoo - 28/130
Shining the Light on November 13 - Projeter la lumière sur le 13 novembre - 27/130
Strange Goings Around a Carousel - Etrange manège le soir du réveillon de Noël - 26/130
The New In Colors - Le tricolore revient en vogue - 25/130
Drawing Resilience with Tealights - Dessiner la résilience avec des bougies - 24/130
Fascination - 23/130
Everything Happened, Nothing Happened - Tout est arrivé, rien n'est arrivé - 22/130
Patriotic Street Art - Un art des rues patriotique - 21/130
Keeping Emergency Services in a Central Paris Hospital - Maintien des urgences à l'Hôtel-Dieu - 20/130
Semiotics of Insult - La sémiotique de l'insulte - 19/130
Hacking It - Le système D - 18/130
Habit Rouge Impression - Une Impression d'Habit Rouge - 17/130
Recueillement - Meditation - 16/130
Saving Memorial Art from the Rain - Sauver un art de la mémoire de la pluie - 15/130
A Month Later - Un mois plus tard - 14/130
December 13, 2015 - Le 13 décembre 2015 - 13/130
Quentin Mourier, 29 ans - Quentin Mourier - 29 years old - 12/130
I Love You - M - Je t'aime, M - 11/130
Game Over: Culture Shock - Fin de partie : le choc culturel - 10/130
The Blood of the Republic was Shed - Le sang de la République a été versé - 9/130
Under Shock - Sous Le Choc - 8/130
Bullet Holes at the Laundromat - Impacts de balles au Lavratonic - 7/130
A La Bonne Bière Reopens: Shades of Emotions - Une Palette d'Emotions - 6/130
Peaceful Day at République - Jour Paisible à République - 5/130
Woman with a Tricolor Turban - La femme au turban tricolore - 2/130
