For the last twelve years Fabien (b 1974) has been based in India, working in fashion and photojournalism. His work has been seen in publications including Elle, Vogue, GQ, L'Officiel, Wall Street Journal, Rolls Royce Yearbook and Elle Decor. As a French man living in India, his identity is defined by the confluence of two cultures; the one he was born in and the one he lives in.

His fashion and photojournalism images have the same visual language because of the way he looks at the body. He is sensitive to the placement of the body, it's grace and the play of clothes on the body. Perhaps for this reason, his fashion images have a raw, gritty feel. His images conjure a pulsating vitality; as if colours, bodies and events are about to bang into each other. This vital chaos in his work comes from the deep impression that life in India continues to leave on him.

 

Artist Bio

# Photographic work commissioned by several international and local publications including
•Wall Street Journal, Elle, Vogue, GQ, Rolls Royce Yearbook and Elle Décor 

# Curatorial Projects
•This Is Not That: (May-June 2011) @ Galerie Duboys, Paris | Group Show on Indian Contemporary Photography

# Solo Shows
•The Great Unwashed: (Sept 2010) @ Matthieu Foss Gallery, Mumbai

# Group Shows
•Exchanging Glances: (October-November 2011) @ Chatterjee & Lal Gallery, Mumbai •Photojournalists III: (March-May 2011) @ Galerie de l’Instant, Paris 
•Photojournalists II: (Nov 2009-Jan 2010) @ Galerie de l’Instant, Paris

# Festivals
•India Art Summit: (Jan 2011) @ Delhi 
•Pingyao International Photography Festival: (Sept 2010) @ Pingyao, China
•Voies Off, festival off Arles: (July 2009) @ Arles, France

# Presented papers at
Bangalore Photography Festival (April, 2011) on Indian Contemporary Photography

# Contributor, art and culture
PHOTO Magazine, France (ongoing)