Ben Dauchez - Mounia Swira #2

Mounia Swira #1

- Date of shooting: 2026; year of print: 2026
- Dimensions, paper and printing process: 30x45 Fine Art paper
- Edition, signature, numbering and certificate of authenticity: 1/20
- Condition: New
- Framing: not included

In *Mounia Swira #1*, Ben Dauchez composes a black-and-white image where a female silhouette, seen from behind, unfurls a white veil in the light. The fabric, captured by movement, becomes an almost ethereal form that answers the dark line of the body.

Around her, foliage and vegetal shapes draw a spare setting. The contrast between the veil’s translucence, the density of the shadows, and the clear sky gives the image an presence that is both intimate and sculptural.

This photograph explores the relationship between the body, the landscape, and light. Nudity is treated in an artistic, non-explicit register.

Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There, he learned the full range of classical photographic technique, from shooting to retouching, including laboratory work. 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 luck to collaborate with and assist photographers of great talent: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive meetings arose beautiful projects and long collaborations, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book for Éditions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (Pirelli calendar 2009 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, or Burger King (advertising awarded at Dubai Lynx).

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