Ben Dauchez - An after noon at Majorelle #8

Series "An afternoon at Majorelle"

- Title: At Majorelle
- Fine Art print 60x80, numbered signed 2/7 in the format
- Certificate of Authenticity

Artistic photograph taken in Morocco, using a overprinting technique that overlays several palm view shots. This composition creates a dreamy and immersive atmosphere, playing with light, shadows, and depth.
The image evokes a sensation of vertigo and a gaze turned toward the sky through dense vegetation.
Conceptual approach: The use of multi-exposure can also symbolize the idea of interaction between the past and the present, between modern and traditional architecture. Morocco, rich in cultural symbols, could be seen here as a testing ground to transpose Western Bauhaus concepts into a more oriental, even Mediterranean, context.

Temporality and spatiality
: By overlaying several moments or spaces, the multi-exposure technique could also suggest a temporal experience, as if one were traveling through different eras or different perceptions of Morocco. This play on time and space resonates with notions of fluidity and transition.
Cultural and aesthetic duality: Finally, this work could express a reflection on the relationships between Western and Eastern cultures, between European functionalism of Bauhaus and the sensuality of Moroccan forms. Multi-exposure can create an atmosphere where the two worlds are not opposed but interconnected within a single artistic vision.

Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired all the fundamentals of traditional photography, from shooting and retouching to the darkroom. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to perfect his training by becoming a plate assistant for the Daguerre studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. He had the chance to collaborate with and assist some of the most talented photographers: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive encounters, beautiful projects and long collaborations emerged, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sulfureous exhibition INRI and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (2009 Pirelli calendar in Botswana).
His photos have been published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, Wallpaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His world also interests brands with very different identities for which he has led institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, and Burger King (Advertising awarded at Dubai Lynx).

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