Biography

French Moroccan photographer Carolle Bénitah, who worked for ten years as a fashion designer before turning to photography in 2001, explores memory, family and the passage of time.  Often pairing old family snapshots with handmade accents, such as embroidery, beading and ink drawings, Bénitah seeks to reinterpret her own history as daughter, wife, and mother.

The work of Carolle Bénitah has been published in magazines such as Leica World, Shots Magazine, Photos Nouvelles, Spot, Center for Photography Houston, Foto Noviny, and Lens Culture, among others.  Carolle Bénitah was born in Casablanca (Morocco) and graduated from the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (Paris).  Her series Photos-Souvenirs  was also selected to exhibit in FotoFest’s 2014 Discoveries of the Meeting Place showcase of past Biennial portfolio reviews.

SELECT COLLECTIONS

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, États-Unis 

Museum of Marrakech for Photography and Visual Arts, Marrakech, Maroc   

Peabody Essex Museum of Salem, Massachussetts, États-Unis

Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, États-Unis

Musée de la photographie de Bievre, France

Centre Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexique

Collection JPMorgan Chase, Art Collection

Sunnhordland Museum, Bergen, Norvège 

Leica, Solms, Allemagne

Collection Centre National des Arts Plastiques, France

-Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France

Collection Marin Karmitz, Paris, France 

Collection Pierre Borhan, Paris, France 

Collection Prince and Princess of the Netherlands 

Collection Galila Hollander, Bruxelles, Belgique   

Collection Sir Mark Haukhol, Houston, États-Unis

Collection Jan De Bont, Los Angeles, États-Unis

Collection Elaine Goldman, New York, États-Unis

Collection Joe Baio, New York, États-Unis

Collection Professor Cees Dam, Hollande

Collection of Nion McEvoy, États-Unis

Marianne Participation - Collection de Mr VIALATEL

Photos-Souvenirs

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qu'est-ce que j'ai fait (what have i done), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art

qu'est-ce que j'ai fait (what have I done), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

à la plage (at the beach), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art

à la plage (at the beach), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and ink
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

chez le photographe (at the photographer's studio), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art

chez le photographe (at the photographer's studio), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

le déguisement (the disguise), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le déguisement (the disguise), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

la cage dorée (the golden cage), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la cage dorée (the golden cage), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

le gouter d'anniversaire (the birthday party), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le gouter d'anniversaire (the birthday cake), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glitter
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

le loup (the wolf), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le loup (the wolf), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Oiseaux pendu (hanged birds), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

oiseaux pendu (hanged birds), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Les cafards (the cockroaches), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

les cafards (the cockroaches), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Sur le canapé (on the couch), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

sur le canapé (on the couch), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Papa (daddy), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

papa (daddy), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La chute (the fall), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la chute (the fall), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Le bouquet de fleurs (the bouquet), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le bouquet de fleurs (the bouquet), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La réunion (the reunion), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la réunion (the reunion), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Déméler le faux du vrai (to sort the lies from the truth), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

déméler le faux du vrai (to sort the lies from the truth), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La cicatrice (the scar), 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la cicatrice (the scar), 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Pomplondin, 2009 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

pomplondin, 2009
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

il ne dit pas (he doesn't say), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

il ne dit pas (he doesn't say), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Le dépression atmosphérique (the atmospheric depression), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le dépression atmosphérique (the atmospheric depression), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Photo de groupe (group photo), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

photo de groupe (group photo), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La tapisserie (the tapestry), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la tapisserie (the tapestry), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Tenue de soirée (evening wear), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

tenue de soirée (evening wear), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with glitter
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Le désert de sodome (the desert of Sodom), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

le désert de sodome (the desert of Sodom), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold and silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Yad Vashem, 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

Yad Vashem, 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold and silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Jeunesse dorée (golden youth), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

jeunesse dorée (golden youth), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La vague (the wave), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la vague (the wave), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread and glass beads
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

Bain de soleil (sunbathing), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

bain de soleil (sunbathing), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread, glass beads and feathers
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

l'arbre brodé (the embroidered tree), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

l'arbre brodé (the embroidered tree), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

l'amour est aveugle (love is blind), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

l'amour est aveugle (love is blind), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

La panthére (the panther), 2012 - Photos Souvenirs | Carolle Benitah Fine Art Photography

la panthére (the panther), 2012
Archival Pigment Print with gold and silk thread
16.5 x 24 in. | 21 x 31.5 in.
Ed. of 5 + 2AP

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