Darkside

• Photographer
  Xavier Blondeau
• Technical Info
  Digital Photography
• Photo Date
  2020
• Website
  http://www.xbphotographe.com

The Dark Side series is a photographic endeavor which offers a fragmented and dynamic take on the female body. Indeed, this work hinges on the juxtaposition of body fragments and darkness. These fragments, barely visible, make up the exposed side of this particular geography while the rising darkness slowly turns into an absence of detail. This dark part encourages us to reconsider the whole artwork as a new space where imagination and emotion are at the very heart of female mystery.

• Biography
  While travelling through vast desertic places, Xavier Blondeau has been questionning the place of individuals in their environment.Since 2009 and apart from his activity as a Senior lecturer, her has focused his photographic work on the individual. It is presented and structured in photographic series and aims at addressing that question very closely. Since 2011, he has been very active and present in many exhibitions. His work is about intimacy being revealed as his various photographic series unfold.
• Awards
  Main awards : Monovisions Photography Awards, Honourable Mention, Series/Nude Category, London, UK (2018); Prix de la Photographie de Paris PX3, Bronze Medal, FineArt-Abstract Category, Paris, France (2018); Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA, Silver Medal, Architecture/Cityscape Category, Moscow, Russia (2018); Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA, Silver Medal, FineArt/Nude Category, Moscow, Russia (2018); Tokyo International Photo Award TIFA, Silver Medal, FineArt/Nude Category, Tokyo, Japan (2017); International Photographer Of The Year, 3nd Place,Architecture Interiors Category, London, UK (2018); PhotoShoot Awards, Emeritus Mention, Body Parts Category, Montréal, Canada (2017); Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA, Honourable Mention, Architecture Interiors Category, Moscow, Russia (2017); Tokyo International Photo Award TIFA, Silver Medal, Architecture Interiors Category, Tokyo, Japan (2016); London International Creative Competition, Shortlist, London, UK (2016); International Photography Award IPA, Honourable Mention, FineArt-Nudes Category, Los Angeles, USA (2016); nternational Photographer Of the Year IPOTY, 2nd Prize Winner, Night photography Category, London, UK (2015); International Photography Award IPA, 2nd Prize Winner, Night Photography Category, Los Angeles, USA (2015); International Photography Award IPA, Honourable Mention, Categorie FineArt-Portrait, Los Angeles, USA (2015); International Emerging Artist Award, Shortlist, Dubai, Arab Emirates (2014).