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At the photographer studio, Carolle Bénitah, 2009.
"Sous Les Etoiles Gallery presents Photos-Souvenirs by French Moroccan photographer Carolle Bénitah. The exhibition will highlight mixed media pieces from Bénitah’s Enfance and Adolescence Photos-Souvenirs series. An artist’s talk will be held on Monday, April 7, 7-8pm.
Carolle Bénitah, who worked for ten years as a fashion designer before turning to photography in 2001, incorporates the art of sewing and beading into her photographs. Her current series, Photos-Souvenirs, explores the memories of her Moroccan childhood by reworking and threading old family snapshots. In what the artist describes as “excavations,” photos are unearthed from albums and shoeboxes, classified, scanned, transposed onto new paper, and finally hand beaded and embroidered by the artist. This final step, accomplished with red, black, or gold thread and wire and glass beads—chosen for their shine and delicacy—is a revelatory act for the artist."
Carolle Bénitah - Photos-Souvenirs
April 3 - May 17, 2014
Sous Les Etoilles Gallery, New York City
http://www.souslesetoilesgallery.net/
