“We live in a society where youth is valued above all things, where we hide our wrinkles and hide away the elderly the minute they become a hassle, where it’s easier to put them in old people’s homes rather than care for them ourselves, for lack of time and motivation. I wanted to show that old age could also be joyful, even if, in certain images, we’re unsure if what we see humor or senility. Sometimes the line between them is very fine.”
— Sacha Goldberger

In recent years, Mamika has become the icon of the Super Granny, bringing messages of hope to younger generations. Sacha Goldberger began to photograph his grandmother to help her through a period of depression. Mamika played along, quickly transforming herself into a hero of our time. At 93, the “little granny” has lost none of her pep. With an offbeat sense of humor, her adventures continue. The family has grown even larger to include her husband Super Papika, her lover Super Papouka, and Dark Papouka.

On the occasion of this new series of “Dark’s” the Galerie Sakura has organized an exhibition at Bercy Village. The photographs are on display in the gallery . The work of Sacha Goldberger will also be featured during the "Promenades Photographiques" of Vendôme.

Juliette Deschodt

EXHIBITIONS
Super Mamika
June 15 – September 10, 2012
Passage St Vivant
Bercy Village
75012 Paris

Galerie Sakura
21, rue Curial
75019 Paris
France

Promenades photographiques
June 22 - September 16, 2012
Ecuries Nord de Vendôme
quartier Rochambeau
41100 Vendôme
France