Tempus fugit by VIRGINIE COLOMBANI

This photograph has a dramatic and narrative intensity. A woman in a bright red dress, running barefoot through a cloister or ancient passageway, creates a strong tension between movement and frozen space. The cold light and grey stone walls contrast with the warmth and brightness of the red of the dress, a symbol of passion, urgency or escape.

The fact that she is standing from the back, with her hair loose, heightens the mystery and leaves the viewer wondering about the destination or cause of her run. The austere setting, with its repeated arches, seems to represent a form of confinement or labyrinth, suggesting a desire to escape or a desperate quest.

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As a self-taught artist, photography came fairly late in my personal career. I first practised other disciplines such as ballet, singing, painting, drawing, theatre, cosplay...

A former model myself in the 'Medieval Fantasy' world, I moved to the other side of the lens because I felt the need to tell my own stories in photos and compose my own images. I began by having models from my entourage pose in beautiful medieval or baroque outfits of my own creation, and then I broadened my practice to include other worlds.

Artistic approach
My sources of inspiration are the cinema, literature, painting, history, mythology... always with the common thread of wearing a costume that allows the model to embody a character, to project themselves into another era or an imaginary world.

I don't photograph people in their everyday lives, I'm not interested in the real world; for me, photography is just one way of 'getting out' an image I have in my head. I don't hesitate to use Photoshop to retouch and add fantastic or dreamlike effects.

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