Club Ivoire

Club Ivoire is a collection of photographs of Ivorian nightclub facades, taken in 2023 in the regions of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro. These places are shown here in a neutral way, in daylight, without the luminous artifices specific to their nocturnal activity, providing a singular look at Ivorian club culture and its urban landscapes. The project comprises several hundred images, and follows on from identical projects previously carried out on the fronts of festive venues in France, Spain and the USA.

Francois Prost is a Parisian photographer and graphic designer, born in Lyon in 1980. He is renowned for his photographic series in the form of an inventory, sometimes traveling to France to document discotheque facades, sometimes to America for strip club facades, or to China for disturbing replicas of European heritage cities. His work has been published in the international press, exhibited worldwide (Galerie du jour Agnès B, Villa Noailles, Rencontres d’Arles, Paris Photo, Galerie du jour Tokyo, Arts souterrain Montréal) and has been the subject of 3 monographic booksAfter Party by Headbangers Publishing in 2018, Paris China by Hoxton Mini press in 2020, and Gentlemen’s Club by Fisheye in 2021).