Désirée Dolron
photographer
Desirée Dolron is a Dutch photographer and photojournalist born in 1963 in Haarlem. Her work often explores complex themes of spirituality, religion, and the human body. She has traveled extensively throughout Africa and Asia to document religious ceremonies and cultural practices. Her project 'Exaltation' (2000) specifically investigates the relationship between spiritual longing and physical sensations through images of diverse ethnic groups' religious rituals.[1,2,3,4,5]
- religion
- death
- spirituality
- human body
- cultural ceremonies
Books
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Desiree Dolron€65.00 -
The Silence of the Eye€30.00
Works by Désirée Dolron
- 2000 Exaltation. Images of religion and death Photobook featuring images from travels in Africa and Asia.
- 1995 The Silence of the Eye
- 1995 The Silence of the Eye A project featuring photographs of blinded people with reactions from various writers.
- 2000 Exaltation: Images of Religion and Death Collection of documentary photographs of religious rites.
- 2001 Xteriors Series of staged photographs with anonymous models.
Exhibitions
- 1993 Selected works
- 1990 Stranded
- 2005 Desiree Dolron Retrospective