Marina Burnel - Kingston, 2

MARINA BURNEL
Capturing the Beauty of Jamaica with Street Photography "My love for understanding and sharing the experiences of people and the world around them led me to street photography." The artist Originally from France, Marina Burnel is a self-taught photographer who started photographing when her first child was born. When she moved to Jamaica, Marina's camera became a shortcut to meeting people, street photography a way to understand and share other people's experiences and worlds. She connected with the Jamaican people by capturing men, women and children with her famous raw and spontaneous portraits. She is on a mission to expose the beauty in everyday simplicity and shine a light of reverence on those who are judged and broken among us. The Art Idealizing her raw and natural aesthetic, she departs from the traditional, exhibiting her works on aged zinc, exploring ideas of wabi-sabi, beauty through the broken - what is and where it can be. Examining the complexities of modern Jamaican society, she identifies senseless segregation and violence against the backdrop of a rich and diverse world that influences culture. Seeking to blur the boundaries of classism and the impacts of crime and violence on disadvantaged and at-risk communities, emulates by capturing subjects of diverse socio-political beliefs, cultural expressions and deviations.

Photography exhibited in Arles for the Rencontre de la photographie art fair in 2023.