Photography exhibition by Olivier Goy
PHOTOS FOR DONATIONS
Moderne Art Fair is pleased to welcome Olivier Goy’s photo exhibition at the fair for the second consecutive year. Married, a father of two, an entrepreneur, a photographer, and diagnosed with ALS in 2020, Olivier Goy is now fighting for research and disability advocacy. Over the past 12 months, his fight has taken him to Rwanda and Japan. He is showcasing these wild and urban shots for the first time. All exhibited photos are for sale, with proceeds going to the Brain Institute.
Olivier Goy has just published the book Invincible with journalist Anne Fulda, through Éditions de l’Observatoire. Anne and Olivier will be signing books on Sunday, October 20th, at 2:30 pm at his stand.
Olivier Goy: photographer
Olivier Goy is passionate about photography and created, with his wife Virginie, the photo4food foundation (hosted by the French Institute), whose mission is to fight agains poverty in France through photography. He has been practicing photography himself for ten years, using it as a tool to fight against poverty and fund medical research. His “photo for donation” operation for his series of photographs in Antarctica raised over 1.3 million euros for the Brain Institute (ICM).
In December 2020, Olivier was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Charcot’s disease. This fatal, orphaned neurodegenerative disease results in progressive paralysis of the muscles involved in voluntary motor function. It also affects phonation and swallowing. On the other hand, it leaves the patient with full intellectual capacity. At 47, he has decided to take up this fight. He first spoke about it on a podcast, and explained, during 1h30, his determination to fight the disease and enjoy life to the full. As this episode had some incredible and unexpected twists and turns, he wanted to continue his fight with the creation of a film directed by Stéphanie Pillonca INVINCIBLE ÉTÉ, released in cinemas on May 31, 2023. Married with 2 kids, he is still an entrepreneur. He is also an ambassador for the Brain Institute and a Chevalier in the Ordre National du Mérite.
The brain institute
ANSWERING TO A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Intellectual developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, epilepsy, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, brain tumors, traumatic injury… Brain health conditions can emerge throughout life.Today, nearly one billion people in the world suffer from neurological or psychiatric diseases, 80% of whom do not receive appropriate or sufficient treatment. A number soon to be outdated considering the dramatical increase in the pace of population ageing around the world. To tackle this emergency head on, a group of visionary international clinicians, scientists and philanthropists decided to create a top-level research center: Paris Brain Institute.Its goal: understand the mechanisms of the brain and its pathologies and prevent and cure neurological and psychiatric diseases.The challenges of brain diseases and their increasing cost for patients, their families and society in general call for a new impulse. Neuroscience is on the verge of major advances. With the help of donors, Paris Brain Institute will play a key role in shaping the future of neuroscience.
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