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IN IMAGES: ‘Ordinary’ life in the Paris suburbs

In this eye-catching gallery French photographer Manolo Mylonas has captured some extraordinary images of ordinary life in some of the poor suburbs that surround Paris.

Published: 9 October 2014 16:49 CEST
IN IMAGES: 'Ordinary' life in the Paris suburbs
Nice place for a pic-nic? "Every Sunday"- images of life in Seine-Saint-Denis. Photo: Manolo Mylonas

The department of Seine Saint-Denis, on the edge of the Paris is one of France's poorest.

Since 2010 French photographer Manolo Mylonas has been capturing everyday life in the suburbs that make up France's department number 93. 

The result is a gallery of eye catching images which he has titled "Every Sunday".

“I wanted to show the extraordinary banality of Seine-Saint-Denis,” said Mylonas. “I have always been sensitive to the city and the role of humans in the city, how they move, how they and how they reclaim certain spaces.”

Take a look through a selection of his images by clicking on the link or picture below. There are no captions on the photos, other than where they shot, with Mylonas purposefully leaving them blank so the viewer can make up their own.

'Every Sunday' – Ordinary life in Seine-Saint-Denis

For more information on the Mylonas and to see the rest of his images you can visit his website by clicking here.

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DENMARK

Museums, art galleries and zoos reopen in Denmark

Museums and zoos began reopening in Denmark on Thursday, as the country decided to accelerate its exit from lockdown and health officials said the spread of the new coronavirus was slowing.

Published: 22 May 2020 13:07 CEST
Visitors come to the ARoS art gallery in Aarhus, which opened on Friday after two months' closure. Photo: Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix
The original plan for Denmark was to keep museums, zoos, theatres, cinemas and similar attractions closed until June 8.
   
But after a deal was struck in the country's parliament late Wednesday they were instead allowed to open immediately.
   
“It was pure cheer. Finally, we can get started,” Peter Kjargaard, director of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, told broadcaster DR.
   
Kjargaard added that he was excited to show off the museum's new dinosaur exhibit, even if it wouldn't be ready for another month.
   
But not all museums reopened their doors on Thursday. Some said they would start receiving customers over the weekend or next week.
   
Under the deal agreed in parliament, the Danish border remains temporarily closed, but starting next week the list of exceptions allowing travel to Denmark will be expanded to include permanent residents of all the Nordic
countries and Germany wanting to visit relatives, loved ones, or homes they own in Denmark.
 
   
High school students will also begin returning to classrooms shortly.
   
Also on Wednesday, the Danish health agency SSI, which operates under the health ministry and is responsible for the surveillance of infectious diseases, released a report indicating the spread of the disease seems to be slowing, even as the country had started opening up.
   
SSI said that as of May 18 the infection rate, or reproduction rate, was estimated at 0.6, compared to 0.7 on May 7.
   
A reproduction rate of 1.0 means that one person with COVID-19 infects on average just one other, while a rate of below 1.0 indicates that the spread is declining.
   
On April 15, the country started reopening pre-schools and resuming classes for the youngest primary school children — under strict social distancing and hygiene guidelines.
   
Danish middle schools followed suit this week.
   
Another report this week by SSI, however showed that only one percent of Danes carried antibodies for the virus, raising concerns that the country could be vulnerable to a new wave of the virus.
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