Photographer Victoria Cohen was granted unprecedented access to enter and photograph these typically off-limits spaces in Paris, France. She created this fascinating body of work through her lens, offering a view of spaces where time stands still. The flowers, balanced between artificiality and emotion, their permanence speaks to something powerful. Among these quiet spaces, untouched by time, lie objects of beauty.
REVERENCE No. 7. Paris. France, 2017
REVERENCE No. 7. Paris. France, 2017
From the REVERENCE Series
C-Print Archival
Limited Edition.
Unframed
Victoria Cohen is an American photographer she lives and works in New York City and Paris, France. Her practice is in fine art, portraiture and motion film. Born and raised in New York City, she attend Parsons School of Design at the New School Cohen’s images convey an enigmatic vision of ordinary life and the use of interior and exterior space. A sense of romanticism and nostalgia pervades much of Victoria’s work, with an emphasis on the connection between the human condition and its environments. Growing up in New York City and traveling to many locations around the world influenced her decision to become an artist and have the camera as her medium.
Cohen’s very intuitive process leads her to approach her projects, resulting in imagery that is very personal. She feels something of herself in every photograph. Her work takes her to people and places throughout the world and informs the visual language that is her singular vision. In 2013, Cohen’s fine art photography book titled Hotel Chelsea received worldwide acclaim upon its publication, as featured in: New York Times, Architectural Digest, W Magazine, Crains, Fast company, among many publications in the United States and Europe. Cohen’s work is held in private collections across Europe, South America, and the United States. Her portraits had appeared in Harpers Bazaar, Interview, German Elle, and other publications. She is currently working on her next photography book and a documentary film in Paris and New York.
