Photomanipulation 1st place winner

This series of works analyses and explores Dejeneffe's personal experiences during the pandemic.

Through post-production, Dejeneffe transforms seemingly commonplace figures and objects into striking subjects in dreamlike scenes. Historically, photography is commonly considered a means to an end or objective documentation of beings in space. Dejeneffe's photography, however, is a fine art. By instilling meaningful intentions and creatively manipulating her subjects, her illusionary images come to life and exist outside the purely aesthetic realm.

Inspired by philosophy and inner work, Dejeneffe's series provides a pictorial commentary on the subconscious. The artist condenses difficult emotions into manageable vessels through colour, light, and form while maintaining the subject's sincerity.

Caroline Dejeneffe is a French award-winning artist based in Los Angeles. She works across photography, installation and painting to create evocative and immersive projects that explore different aspects of the human experience.

Dejeneffe's work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions including at The Centre Pompidou in Paris, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, V&A museum in London; Eaton Center and Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) in Montreal.
She has also created large-scale interior installations for W Hotel, KPMG and TED talks. Her photographic work has been published in several publications, including a full feature and interview for Reed Magazine.

She has recently won Exposed 2022, the NY Center of Photographic Art and the Dallas Center for Photography's competitions, and was honored with the 2022 Mary Blair Award for Art.

Her work is currently on view at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati; Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester; Rome Art Week in Italy and Fort Wayne Museum of Art.