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Born on the West coast of France Solène Milcent has since lived and travelled in different places around the world. She has no settled place of residence, and likes the experience of living and working in different places. She has worked on various projects both personal and commissioned and has exhibited her work in galleries in Barcelona and Paris. Having Grown up in a rural area in the western France she feels a very strong connection with nature and the Earth. She uses mostly analog photography as a need to slow down time; away from high technology, screens, busy and fast life.
Her Work
"Taking pictures on film is all about being patient.
I think, I hold my breath a few seconds and then I push the button to shoot. Going through the whole procedure of planning, shooting, developing, scanning, gives a personal value to my pictures and even fosters a kind of relationship with them.
In a world of screens, high technology, busy and fast life, I feel the need of slowing down the time and going back to the whole analog photography process. Through my photography I show my vision of the world at a specific moment. Nature, people, visual poetry are my favorite subjects.
I use Vintage Polaroids and analog cameras. My work is about cold winter, self-portraits in the warm desert, moments of grace, people's gazes, lost feelings in a big city... "
I think, I hold my breath a few seconds and then I push the button to shoot. Going through the whole procedure of planning, shooting, developing, scanning, gives a personal value to my pictures and even fosters a kind of relationship with them.
In a world of screens, high technology, busy and fast life, I feel the need of slowing down the time and going back to the whole analog photography process. Through my photography I show my vision of the world at a specific moment. Nature, people, visual poetry are my favorite subjects.
I use Vintage Polaroids and analog cameras. My work is about cold winter, self-portraits in the warm desert, moments of grace, people's gazes, lost feelings in a big city... "