Desirée 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]

Themes

  • religion
  • death
  • spirituality
  • human body
  • cultural ceremonies

Works by Desirée Dolron

  • Exaltation. Images of religion and death 2000 · DDH Foundation · book · English ISBN 9080260827 Photobook featuring images from travels in Africa and Asia.
  • The Silence of the Eye 1995 · book

Exhibitions

  • 1993 Selected works Amsterdam solo
  • 1990 Stranded Amsterdam solo

References

  1. Desirée Dolron link
  2. Biography - Desirée Dolron link