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

What cannot be seen

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Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, colostrum, 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

colostrum, 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, métacarpien (metacarpal bone), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

métacarpien (metacarpal bone), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, os temporal, fœtus de 3, 5 mois (temporal bone, fetus of 3, 5 months), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

os temporal, fœtus de 3, 5 mois (temporal bone, fetus of 3, 5 months), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, cristaux de la salive de la glande parotide (crystals from the saliva produced by the parotide gland), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

cristaux de la salive de la glande parotide (crystals from the saliva produced by the parotide gland), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, myélome (myeloma), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

myélome (myeloma), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, dentine et cément (dentin and cement), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

dentine et cément (dentin and cement), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, os pariétal, fœtus de 5 mois (parietal bone, fetus of 5 months), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

os pariétal, fœtus de 5 mois (parietal bone, fetus of 5 months), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, muqueuse nasale (nasal mucosa), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

muqueuse nasale (nasal mucosa), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, anatomie microscopique de l'organe de la vision (microscopic anatomy of the organ of vision), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

anatomie microscopique de l'organe de la vision (microscopic anatomy of the organ of vision), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, villosités intestinale (intestinal villi), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

villosités intestinale (intestinal villi), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, infundibulum de la trompe utérine (infundibulum of the uterine tube), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

infundibulum de la trompe utérine (infundibulum of the uterine tube), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, os du crâne (skull bone), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

os du crâne (skull bone), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

Carolle Benitah, What cannot be seen, tube proximal, rein (proximal tube, kidney), 2012, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery

tube proximal, rein (proximal tube, kidney), 2012
Red Ink on Archival Pigment Print
16 x 12 in.
​Edition of 5

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