Before 2020, I was studying economics and international relations. I was (and still am) very interested in anthropological issues, which are intertwined and help us to interpret our world.
I arrived in Ukraine for the first time in September 2020, in Kyiv. At first I left to join my ex-girlfriend, but I quickly built up a local network of strong relationships that led me towards photography.
The atmospheres, the desaturated colors, the monochrome, the stories and the faces of Ukraine were my first real photographs, where I realized my interest and ability to write in images.
I put my friends in urban contexts, taking care to ensure the sincerity of my documentary approach.
Although the faces I photograph are aesthetically beautiful and have a strong aura and charisma, I don't seek simply to highlight beauty.
I'm looking for a dramatic emotion in them that is part of our collective mental landscape.
I am speaking about being scared, depressed, full of doubts and hope.
From 2020 to 2022, I travelled back and forth between Paris and Kyiv, meeting new people and learning from their experiences.
The contrast between my social circle in Paris and the one in Kyiv is important to me. It considerably enriched my social interactions.
When large-scale war erupted in Ukraine, I was abroad for two days. I remember waking up next to my girlfriend who didn’t want to believe at first that it was real, she was saying to me « it’s a video game, a video game ».
I returned to Kyiv for the first time in two years in January 2024. This time alone…It was a very symbolic and meaningful journey to me.
Exhibitions :
-Screening at the Catchlight Visual Storytelling Summit 2024 - 27/04 - San Francisco, US
- Screening of the film HAPPY ALL THE TIME (Co-direction) - December 2023, Paris
- Screening of 40 images from the series HORIZONS - NIGHT OF JOURNALISM - November 2023, Paris
- Collective exhibition - @willystudioparis - November 2023, Paris
-Exhibition at ENS - April 2023, Paris
-Walls II - April 2023, Paris
-Film screening Allô (assistant director, image / production) - January 2023, Paris
-Group exhibition - Art Ukraine - September 2022, Basel
-Ex-Aequo - Solo Exhibition - 10-22 January 2022, Kyiv
-Walls - 2021/2022, Kyiv
-Wild exhibition - 10 images - December 2021, Kyiv
-Hanging at the opening of an exhibition at Variation Gallery - October 2021, Paris
-Co-direction of "Everything Crash" / Short film - June 2021, Paris
Publications :
- Polka Magazine (web format) - October 2023
- Foudre Magazine - September 2022
- Fisheye - coups de coeur #376 - February 2022
-OnlyChild Mag Issue #7 - October 2020