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When Photographs Take Over an Entire City

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Festival Images Vevey is on until October 2 in Switzerland, transforming Vevey into a literal “city of images.” The festival comprises of 75 projects from 15 countries and have custom-made installations in the unlikeliest of places including monumental facades, advertising boards, parks and gardens, fountains and lakes.

Visitors get to gaze at quirky projects including photographer Guido Mocafico’s underwater exhibition “Blaschka” at Lake Geneva that shows a reproduction of a jellyfish. Martin Parr’s “You and Martin are a Pa (I) rr” exhibition lets visitors immerse themselves in iconic sceneries throughout the world that depict the irony and absurdity of daily life through a green screen. Visitors can also travel around the world in 80 selfies as well as take a peek into North Korea through a 3-D wall and float in the waves of Mount Fuji. Historical enthusiasts will be able to rediscover photos of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, immerse themselves in 1930s crime scenes and attend a casting to find the next Jesus Christ.

Festival Images Vevey is also holding a tribute to the Monteux Jazz festival celebrating its 50th anniversary at La Ferblanterie. This section includes the projects of Cyril Hatt (Le Picotin) and Swiss photographer Yann Gross whose photos of David Bowie, B.B. King’s guitar and a contract signed by Miles Davis appear in the book 50 Summers of Music. Grammy award-winning indie rock band OK GO will also have an exhibition at La Ferblanterie, displaying their unique and vivid music videos they’ve become known for over the years.

Other notable photographers expected to showcase their work in the festival are Hans-Peter Feldmann, Pierre et Gilles, Graciela Iturbide, Guido Mocafico, Alec Soth, Christian Patterson, Mat Collishaw, Stephen Gill and Christian Jankowski.

Bianca Silva is a contributor to TIME LightBox. Follow her on Twitter.

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(Installation) Beni Bischof Bar by Beni Bischof© Delphine Schacher / Festival Images Vevey 2016
Vevey, Festival Images 2016, biennale des arts visuels. "3DPKR" de Matjaz Tancic. (Photo © Céline Michel / Festival Images)
(Installation) "3DPKR" by Matjaz TancicCeline Michel
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The End of Innocence, 2009Cortis Sonderegger
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Untitled, from the series Coexistence, 2012© Stephen Gill / Courtesy Christophe Guye Galerie
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Library, 2013 Matt Lipps, Courtesy the artist, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Jessica Silverman Gallery, and Josh Lilley Gallery
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EYES ON BORDERs.© Waltraut Taenzler
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In Camera, 2015Courtesy Mat Collishaw and Blain|Southern
(Installation) "The End of Innocence" by Mat Collishaw© Delphine Schacher / Festival Images Vevey 2016
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Dans le port du Havre, 1998Collection particulière, Courtesy des Pierre et Gilles, et de la Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris-Bruxelles (modèle : Frédéric Lenfant)
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(Installation) "Blaschka" by Guido Mocafico© Sébastien Devrient
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(Installation) “The Writing’s on the Wall” by Ok Go© Delphine Schacher
Vevey, Festival Images 2016, biennale des arts visuels,  "half awake and half asleep in the water" de Asako Narahashi. (Photo © Céline Michel / Festival Images)
(Installation) "half awake and half asleep in the water" by Asako NarahashiCeline Michel
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Half awake and half asleep in the water, Kawaguchiko, 2003.Asako Narahashi / Courtesy Osiris Co
Nimbus, Nimbus D'Aspremont, 2012Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk—(C)2012
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3DPKR, CHAE CHOL BOK, 25, Electricity Worker + CHO SONG RAN, 32, Urea Fertiliser Worker, Hungnam Fertiliser Factory, 2014© Matjaž Tančič with Koryo Studio
Festival Images, Vevey. Biennale des arts visuels. "Vues de Tohoku" de Michel Huneault. (Photo © Céline Michel / Festival Images )
(Installation) "Vues de Tohoku" by Michel HuneaultCeline Michel
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Blaschka, Lymnorea triedra© Guido Mocafico 2013 with the courtesy of Hamiltons Gallery and the Natural History Museum of Dublin
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Power sausage, 2014Beni Bischof
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Gong Co© Christian Patterson
Festival Images, Vevey. Biennale des arts visuels. (Photo © Céline Michel )
(Installation) “Blaschka” by Guido Mocafico is displayed underwater. Visitors can visit it using 3D googles.Celine Michel
View From My Hotel Window, Tokyo, Sari, a D.J., dancer and singer © Alec Soth
Chalet Rhapsody, Kikou et Kouki, les bouviers bernois du fondateurYann Gross
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Le Picotin Cyril Hatt
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Poker Face,​ Sydney,​ 2013© Simon Roberts
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Photographic Treatment, PHT #078© Laurence Aëgerter Courtesy of collection Spaarnestad Photo
Members of the United States Marine Corps raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 after the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most costly battles of the Pacific campaign during World War II. More than 6,000 United States Marines fell during the capture of the island.
Members of the United States Marine Corps raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 after the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most costly battles of the Pacific campaign during World War II. More than 6,000 United States Marines fell during the capture of the island.Michael Schirner–Digigraphie by Epson
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(Installation) “Gong Co.” by Christian Patterson© Delphine Michel
Vevey, Festival Images 2016, biennale des arts visuels. "Revelations" de Marvin Leuvrey. (Photo © Céline Michel / Festival Images)
(Installation) "Revelations" by Marvin Leuvrey© Céline Michel / Festival Images

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