The « Deviation » series displays bodies in unexpected postures that ‘deviate’ from the ordinary to the extra-ordinary. Unpredicted trajectories, misdirections, reversals of perspective disorganize reality, drawing their own poetic routes. These images feature anonymous characters whose various “body patterns” open up worlds of fictions. Created in camera, the series places movement potential at the service of imaginary narratives. Composed around the graphic and chromatic possibilities of minimalist architectures, they invite negative space as a breath within the frenetic rhythm of the city.
'Deviation is meant to disrupt a few things, our spatial understanding, the daily commute, and the ingrained sense of our limitations. We take a detour from all of these fixed points for a minute of play, to interact with the built environment in strange ways It all happens in real time and space with real people, and not in post production' Lisa Woodward - FAR, Center for Contemporary Arts
The full series consists of 24 images. In 2024, it has been presented at the Koslov Larsen Gallery, Houston, USA, the FotoArica Festival in Chile as well as under the form of a public immersive installation in Lyon, France which will be reprised in Montréal, Québec, in 2025.
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Blandine Soulage is a Lyon-based visual artist represented by Koslov Larsen Gallery, Houston, USA. Trained at the Gobelins School in Paris, her work explores the relationship between bodies and space through bold color, meticulous staging, and alternative processes like screen printing and etching. Her practice combines materiality and chromatic experimentation, creating unique visual objects.
In 2024, Soulage won the LensCulture Critic’s Choice Award and was selected for Life Framer’s ‘Colors’ competition Editor's Pick. In 2023, she took second place in the ‘Les Rencontres d'Arles X Fuji’ competition and was shortlisted for the Belfast Photo Festival.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Koslov Larsen Gallery in Houston and at the FotoArica Festival in Chile. Her series “Déviation” was presented as a public installation in Lyon and will be reprised in Montréal in 2025.
In addition to her fine art practice, Soulage carries out photographic commissions for cultural institutions and brands, with her work appearing in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Le Monde, and other major outlets.
In 2024, Soulage won the LensCulture Critic’s Choice Award and was selected for Life Framer’s ‘Colors’ competition Editor's Pick. In 2023, she took second place in the ‘Les Rencontres d'Arles X Fuji’ competition and was shortlisted for the Belfast Photo Festival.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Koslov Larsen Gallery in Houston and at the FotoArica Festival in Chile. Her series “Déviation” was presented as a public installation in Lyon and will be reprised in Montréal in 2025.
In addition to her fine art practice, Soulage carries out photographic commissions for cultural institutions and brands, with her work appearing in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Le Monde, and other major outlets.
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