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by Laurent Castellani (Author)
Solaris-A is a book of photography by Laurent Castellani that combines beauty, macrophotography, and science fiction cinema, with a focus on the sun as a celestial
companion. Laurent
Castellani explores the play of light in the book, starting with portraits and
the female form, and then expanding to include flowers, textures, objects,
geometric forms, places, and abstract concepts. The book is
the second publication from Laurent Castellani and offers a unique collection
of photography that celebrates dreams, women, onirism, and mystery through the
consideration of light. In addition
to the physical book, readers will have access to the NFT (non-fungible token)
version of some of the pictures in the book, linking Laurent's photography with
his passion for digital art.
Author Biography
Being agoraphobic means being constantly confronted with yourself. It's defending an ordinary life. To be agoraphobic is to observe an inner duel where the unconscious always comes out the winner. To go out is to suffer. Laurent build up on this and manage to transform his suffering into a strength. Provoking motionless journeys, experiencing the creation of macro-portrait... The photographer plays with distances and space.
His "Mulholland Drive" series, included in the book, was born one summer night under the Chevir? bridge in Nantes. These pictures are bewitching, timeless, almost frightening, caught in the darkness of an urban setting sign some kind of hatching. Laurent Castellani considers them as his revelation.
