Elodie Farge is a still life photographer based in Paris. With a background in Fine art, Farge’s work has a rich creative base. Her work plays with aesthetics, focusing on using geometry to form creative and unique compositions that aim to show her “own vision of reality, using light colours and shapes” (Farge E n.d)
In her series ‘totem’ (2019) she photographs a series of curious still lifes with uniform placement. Each feels like a sculpture as seen in a museum, each assigned a pedestal. Individual pieces are both celebrated and dramatized with dramatic lighting. Light spills from the top left corner down onto objects giving them a sense of importance and perceived value.
What is most interesting is the combination of man-made and organic elements to form the outcomes.
The most fascinating work in the series to me depicts a single flower bound by measuring tape and masking tape. To me it speaks of themes of body image and beauty, whether intended or not. These works have sparked inspiration in terms of searching for ways in which objects may generate meaning through association, and where I can use this in my own body of work.
