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I invite you to the exhibition :
Jardins Invisibles – Galerie Capazza
from march 21 to June 30 2026
On this occasion, I will present my series Chrysalides, a series of unique works that transcend traditional geography and chart new territories.
I revisit landscapes that have marked my existence, reflecting them in my lacquer works to extract their essence, like fragments of memory, which become material for metamorphosis.
The streaks and reliefs of the gelatin transform the original landscapes into other, more intimate landscapes, where the faults and scars remind us of both the fragility of nature and that of our memory.
Come see my work at SOLID’ART, at the Carreau du Temple, on April 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2026.
Discover the artists who are exhibiting and selling their work and interacting with the public in a spirit of solidarity to benefit Secours Populaire. Discover the edition 2026 SOLID’ART
Premier Exemplaire Magazine
Premier Exemplaire Magazine is a magnificent magazine dedicated to young contemporary photography. Issue No. 11, a beautiful edition devoted to “Fêlures” (Cracks), features an excerpt from my series Kintsugi, âmes d’enfants (Kintsugi, Children’s Souls).
Fine art photography : artist’s statement
Laetitia Lesaffre works on repair, memory and the trces of that memory. As a visual artist, she works with traditional Asian lacquer, a material that serves as a support for reflection, a founding principle of her photographs. She captures these traces by photographing her models reflected in her lacquer. These lacquered panels serve as mirrors, they erase the line and show the sketch.
In her work, the notion of time is important. Time is sometimes suspended, like an image conjured up from a dream, the place and time of which cannot be recalled. The long time it takes to work with lacquer encourages meditation, while the spontaneity of the shot encourages immediate action. She seeks to capture that moment when the subject escapes its image, and thus reveals another interpretation of the body, of the portrait, of the very essence of the subject.
Over time, her photographic work has taken on a sociological dimension. Her portrait series “DE-SOL-ES, childhood in exile”, created during a residency at France Terre d’Asile, her series “Kintsugi, women reflection” and her new project “Kintsugi, children’s souls” anchor her work in contemporary reality.
She takes part in numerous exhibitions in France and abroad, notably in Milan (MIA), Brussels (AAF), Cologne (List), Paris (Fotofever, Galerie Hegoa), Lille (Galerie Melting Art) and New York (Sturgis Art Gallery). Her work can be found in private and public collections. She also took part in a group show at the Maison de la Photographie in Lille, and has received awards (Objectif FEMMES 2018 winner, Conseil Général de l’Essonne prize, Beaune special jury prize).
As an insatiable researcher, she continues to experiment traditional lacquer, the art of Kintsugi, old-fashioned prints and mordanting, and through reflections, dissolves the boundary that separates painting from photography.