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Gilles Lorin
Born	(1973-03-19)March 19, 1973 Aix-en-Provence
Nationality	French / American
Education	Université Paris I - Sorbonne, Loyola University Chicago
Style	Photographer & Printmaker
Website	https://www.gilleslorin.com/

Gilles Lorin (born 1973) is a French / American photographer and printmaker known for his work with historical photographic techniques, including platinum-palladium printing, cyanotype, wet collodion, and gold leaf, which he use to explore themes of impermanence, nature, and classical aesthetics, blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary artistic vision. Gilles Lorin’s highly personal perspective on the delicate beauty of our planet, which he immortalises in exquisite, serene, photographic compositions.^[1]

Gilles Lorin was born in Aix-en-Provence and grew up in the village of Megève in the French Alps. As a teenager, Lorin discovered darkroom photography and began exploring drawing, painting, and sculpture during his high school years in Florida, USA. He pursued higher education at Loyola University in Chicago, studying business administration, art history, and applied arts. In 1992, he relocated to Paris and attended the Université Paris I - Sorbonne, earning a master's degree with honors in art history and archaeology.^[2]

Lorin’s career is marked by a dedication to traditional photographic printmaking. He specializes in platinum-palladium printing, a 19th-century process renowned for its rich tonal range and archival quality. His experimentation with cyanotype, wet collodion and photogravure techniques further distinguishes his work, offering a unique fusion of historic and modern influences. He revisits older photographic processes, such as the cyanotype and platinum palladium prints, in novel ways. What distinguishes Lorin’s work is how he uses gold leaf and alloys for each separate element to create a unique colour palette and achieve a certain aesthetic. Each meticulous piece takes about a month to make.^[3] [He] aims to change our perception of photography by inviting us to reconnect with its materiality. While he has made historical printing processes his guiding thread, Gilles Lorin primarily seeks to reveal their poetry and modernity.^[4]

Lorin’s work is inspired by classical art, philosophy, and historical photographic traditions. His compositions often reflect themes of balance, impermanence, and interconnectedness, drawing influence from Daoism, Chinese & Japanese aesthetics, and European art history.

His use of gold leaf in platinum-palladium prints adds a rare and luminous quality to his images, elevating photography to a painterly and almost sculptural dimension. By reviving these meticulous hand-crafted processes, Lorin aims to create works that transcend time, inviting contemplation and introspection.

Jorg Maass Kunsthandel "presented Gilles [Lorin]'s work the AIPAD Photography Show (The Association of International Photography Art Dealers) in the spring 2017 for the first time and it was a triumphant success. Connoisseurs, collectors, museum curators, printers and colleagues from his guild as well as ours as art dealers, gathered enthusiastic and curious groups, listening to his statments and comments about his work."^[5]

Gilles Lorin’s work has been exhibited in galleries, institutions and fairs worldwide, including :

Art fairs:

• Paris Photo
• The Photography Show / AIPAD, New York
• Art Basel
• Munich Highlight
• Art Berlin
• Paper Positions Berlin
• Fotofever, Paris

Solo & group exhibitions:

• Jörg Maaß Kunsthandel, Berlin
• Kunkel Fine Art, Münich
• Galerie Daltra, Megève & Geneva
• La Chambre, Strasbourg
• Galerie Arthus, Brussels
• Galerie Lamy, Brussels
• Pierre Bergé & Associates, Brussels
• Artcurial, Münich
• Linienspiel und Farbenrausch, Münich
• Le Hangar, Brussels
• Galeria Valeria Bella, Milano
• Gallery Elle, Zürich & St Moritz
• Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Atelier PH7, Brussels
• Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York
• Soho Photo Gallery, New York
• New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans
• Leica Camera Asia Gallery, Hong Kong

Public Collections:

• Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF), Paris
• Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), Columbia College, Chicago
• Emprise Bank, Kansas

Lorin’s studio is based in the Saint-Géry neighborhood of Brussels, near the Bourse. Open by appointment, it serves as both a creative workspace and a place for collaboration. He offers custom printing services for artists and photographers, including platinum-palladium and cyanotype printing, as well as private portrait commissions.

ARTI`VIEW by Arches : Gilles Lorin, a contemporary photographer with a craftsman's soul, 2024

Kunkel, Dr. Alexander (2023). "Die Bildwelten des Gilles Lorin". RIZE # 18, pp. 46-54. Münich: Rize Studio

Rossini, David-Alexandre (2022). Megève, les visages de l'agriculture: photographie de Gilles Lorin. Magland : Neva Edition. ISBN 9782350553030

Sansom, Anna (2021). "Paris Photo 2021 : Highlights - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography.

Grosset, Justine (2021). "Rencontre avec Gilles Lorin, « photographe, alchimiste et tireur photo »". www.phototrend.fr

Arches (2020). Catalgue / Katalog, pp. 82-82, 86-97.

La Chambre (2019). 10 ans de photographie, p. 173. ISBN 9782957751907

Maass, Jörg (2018). Gilles Lorin - Platinum Prints (in English and German). Berlin : Kunsthandel Jörg Maass

"Still Life in Fine Art Photography". Zoom Magazine #126, pp. 32-39. 2018.

Peschke, Marc (2018). "Samtiges Gen Geheimnis". PhotoKlassik, III.

Grand Prix de la Découverte, International Fine Art Photography Award 2013, p. 19. ISBN 9780615909103

LFI - Leica Fotografie International, 7/2010, pp. 80-81.

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