Ben Dauchez - Koutoubia Twist

Series Marrakech
- Title Koutoubia Twist
- Fine Art print 50x50 signed, numbered 1/15 in 50x50 format. Unframed print
- Certificate Of Authenticity

This work offers a contemporary and singular vision of the Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech's emblematic monument.

Realized by superimposition directly at the moment of shooting, without recourse to digital montage, it bears witness to rare technical mastery and a demanding artistic approach.

The image goes beyond mere representation to become a complex visual construction, where architecture, light and memory intertwine.

Through its chromatic treatment dominated by deep blues and punctuated by warm lights, the work sits within a contemporary aesthetic close to certain Bauhaus-related explorations and experimental photography.

Each print is produced in a limited edition, guaranteeing its rarity and value for collectors.


Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired the full set of fundamentals of photography—from classic technique, shooting and retouching to the laboratory. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to further his training by becoming a set assistant for Daguerre studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. He had the chance to collaborate and assist then the photographers of the most talented: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive encounters, beautiful projects and long collaborations would spring, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (Pirelli calendar 2009 in Botswana).

His photos are published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, WallPaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His universe also attracts brands with very different brand identities for which he has signed the creation of Institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, or Burger King (Advertising awarded at the Dubai Lynx).

Ben DAUCHEZ has also produced numerous portraits of celebrities (IGGY POP, Woody HALLEN, Grace JONES, Jean DUJARDIN, Gilles LELLOUCHE, Olivier MARCHAL, Carole BOUQUET, Charlotte GAINSBOURG, ...) of beauty, of world men (Olivier DASSAULT, Jacques SEGUELA...) and of travelers...
This photographic path has since allowed him to freely capture the human beauty, aesthetics and spiritual essence of each personality.