Festival du LAC 6 June 2026
Talk & discussion
11:30–12:00, Espace JURA, Collonge-Bellerive. Thierry Dana and Denis Ponté — “The dysfunctional body: can a book bear witness?” Moderated by Pascal Pupet.
Press kit
Éditions Slatkine, 2025
Photography
Cataracte
Photographs by Denis Ponté
Text by Philippe Constantin
A photographic document on Mozambique, preventable blindness and the work of humanitarian teams. This kit gathers press materials, exhibition dates and radio interviews.
The book
Slatkine 2025
“Half of the more than 94 million people living with cataracts worldwide have no access to the surgery that could restore their sight.” World Health Organization
- Photographs
- Denis Ponté
- Text
- Philippe Constantin
- Forewords
- Dr Raphaël Pitti M. Thierry Apothéloz, State Councillor M. Alfonso Gomez, Administrative Councillor
- Epilogue
- UOSSM | Dr Tawfik Chamaa
- Publisher
- Éditions Slatkine, 2025
- Languages
- French and English
- ISBN
- 978-2-8321-1408-7
Exhibitions & events
07Next 4 Apr → 6 Jun 2027
Cloître de la Collégiale, St-Ursanne
Organised by the Ursinia association and the Place-Neuve association — Rue du 23-Juin 92, 2882 St-Ursanne.
place-neuve.ch
Online from 14 July 2026
Corridor Éléphant
Online exhibition — www.corridorelephant.com
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Sottens 14 May → 28 Jun 2026
Fondation Le Cadratin
Typographic workshop · Thu/Fri/Sat 10am–4pm. Closing on Sunday 28 June at 2pm, reading by Philippe Constantin. Special edition “Entre deux nuits”.
Flyer
Geneva 13 November 2025
Opening — Leica Store
Thursday 13 November 2025 at 6pm. Place de Saint-Gervais 1, Geneva.
Sagunto 5 → 31 December 2025
Catarata — Fundación Bancaja
Sagunto, Valencia (Spain). Talks, debates, Spanish readings by Philippe Constantin. Philosophy café on 17 December at 6pm.
Spanish press kitGrand-Saconnex 27 Jan → 1 Feb 2026
Cataracte — Un Autre Regard
Ferme Sarasin, Saconnay hall. In collaboration with Swiss-Group and UOSSM.
FlyerPress review
12 articles
L’Écho du Gros de Vaud · No. 19 · 15 May 2026
Cataracte: la lumière retrouvée dévoilée au Cadratin
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Echo Magazine · No. 9 · 9 April 2026
Rendre la vue et l’espoir
Humanitarian — by Iñaki Dünner
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Le Magazine Printemps/Été · April 2026
Cataracte
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Bilan · 24 December 2025
Le document « Cataracte » de Denis Ponté sur le Mozambique est sorti
by Etienne Dumont
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Le Temps · 29 November 2025
Nos 95 propositions de livres captivants
Photography, coffee-table books, gastronomy…
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Meyrin Ensemble · No. 279 · November 2025
Culture — page 17
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Le Courrier · 28 October 2025
Cataracte
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La Voz · 4 December 2025 · ES
« La ceguera evitable es una injusticia que podemos combatir »
Entrevista a Denis Ponté — article followed by its translation
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El Camp de Morvedre · 5 December 2025 · ES
La Fundació Bancaixa Sagunt abre diciembre con una nueva exposición
by María Badal — article followed by its translation
Read articleEl Camp de Morvedre · 9 December 2025 · ES
Una mirada al trabajo humanitario en Mozambique llega a Sagunt
by María Badal — article followed by its translation
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Scènes Magazine · February 2024
Point aveugle
by Bertrand Tappolet
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Leica Camera Blog · 24 January 2024
Au chevet des yeux Mozambicains
by Louis Schneeberger
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Encounters
ArchiveBains des Pâquis · 20 October 2024 · 10am
Cataracte — Philosophy café
“Humanitarian action: a surge of solidarity or a field of contradiction?” with Dr Tawfik Chamaa (UOSSM).
Sagunto · 17 December 2025 · 6pm
Pedro Vicente-Mullor & Denis Ponté
A discussion of the work, on the occasion of the Catarata exhibition.
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Edition · Slatkine 2025
Browse & order
French and English — ISBN 978-2-8321-1408-7.
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