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
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Sunnhordland Museum, Bergen, Norway
Centro Fotográfico Álvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Marin Karmitz, Paris
Sir Mark Fhers Haukhol, Houston, TX
Jacques and Galila Hollander, Brussels, Belgium
Jan de Bont, Los Angeles, CA

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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