A solitary tree, captured in the instant of an in-between world.
The flowers seem to float, suspended between matter and dream. The image doesn't cheat: it's the result of a direct overprint, made as the shot is taken, without editing. Two exhibitions intertwined, in a single breath.
This process creates an unreal, almost dreamlike effect, where the light hugs the branches like a caress.
Taken during a solitary walk, this image was born of a moment of acute presence. Our gaze stopped there, on this tree that was blossoming out of sight, in total silence.
The black and white intensifies the contrast between the momentum of the flowers and the thickness of the plant background. The result is an atmosphere of vibrant calm, a balance between light and depth.
This photograph speaks of emergence, of offered vulnerability, of intimate beauty. In an interior, it acts like a suspended breath, a pause in the tumult.
I'm a Belgian-Beninese photographer who captures the relationship between the body, light and presence. I work alone on my walks, or while observing my quoitiden, but also in collaboration with models, make-up artists and other artists.
My aim is to capture the things that usually escape the..
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