Published in issue #4 2024, Expressive Nature

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Amazed and influenced by the richness and diversity of nature, my work explores the relationship between human beings and their territory and questions our intimate connection to climate change. Rather than proclaiming an alarmist and disillusioned speech, I prefer to develop the emotional dimension by using beauty instead of ugliness. Eager to define my limits, I like to be thought-provoking by blurring the traditional boundaries of photography. In this way, I often shoot using reflections or blur, for example, or I give another dimension to my photo by creating double exposures or diptychs. Nature is my favourite playground because it offers many subtle variations, constantly changing with lights, shades, rain, fog, mist, clouds, seasons, etc. I called this series Rainbow because it is the perfect incarnation of all these variations. As a writer — influenced by intersectional writings and nature writing — I consider my photos as words or sentences to tell stories and offer a little beauty that surrounds us.

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About

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Florian Coëlo is a self-taught photographer who grew up in the west of France. After a career in the wine industry, he decided to devote himself to photography a few years ago and became a professional photographer. Some of his artworks have been published in magazines such as Fisheye, Réponses Photo, Solastalgia Zine or, in September, in Marie-Claire Italy. His latest series, “Solastalgia”, was exhibited in the UK last July, and he is now heading to Nepal for a month-long residency in September.

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www.floriancoelo.com