A female discovered in the woods
The story begins there. There is this lady who decides to turn her back on society and goes back into the wild. In this society, she has no more space, the weight of the society is to heavy on her shoulders. The forest is her refuge. Gradually she fades away and ends up being undetectable.
There are increasingly more people who totally change their lives, who disappear. In the photography process, the feeling is the same. We wait a very long time and after that the decision fasts.
Analog Lith prints are called the art of take. In the narrative, there is secret. This female lives in the forest. Mental images mix with landscapes. She gets rid of her character, evaporates in her life, sweet as bitter. The reason for this modification is not explicit. The story is up to you to tell, the components exist. We are on the edge where the life refuses. Anyway, today, this woman is totally free. This task is about current occasions and it refers to the snapping point.
Melanie Dornier
Mélanie Dornier, French professional photographer, photographs the world around her looking for identity and footprint. The electronic camera allows her to share her vision of the world. Mélanie tells human stories; observer of social modifications, her aesthetic activism is devoted to her values. When in 2007 she moved to Asia, she explored
for more than 10 years, documentary photography. There, she worked primarily on gender problems. Her work performed in India has been granted by the Bettye Lane Image AWARD of Duke University in US. In 2017, Mélanie moved back in France.
Ever since, her technique tends toward a more individual view while keeping the concepts of the story informing and the notion of travel. She uses the medium of photography
to create a delicate and dreamlike universe trying to find a more intimate and conceptual environment. Instagram: melaniedornier www.melaniedornier.com