Denis Dailleux
Denis Dailleux explores the world’s faces and silences with a particular sweetness. Through his pictures, he captures the intimacy of bodies, places and looks, thus revealing the beauty in the shade, the tenderness in expectation, the poetry of humdrum life.
Series
Inde
In the south of India, in the industrious province of Tamil Nadu, the cultivation of jasmine and tuberose flowers is not so much intended...
Egypt, Mother and Son
The work of Denis Dailleux, who has been living in Cairo for the past nine years, is a lasting tribute to the generosity of the Egyptian people...
Egypt
Between Denis Dailleux and Cairo, there is a true love-story : on one side an insatiable fascination for this unique place, its atmosphere, its magical lights...
Ghana
I first discovered Ghana when I came across the beautiful book Paul Strand dedicated to this country...
Égypte, Le Caire
These faces of children, men, and women, imbued with poetry and tenderness, draw us into the neighborhoods of Cairo...
Ma tante Juliette
In Denis Dailleux’s childhood village lived an old woman and a remarkable figure: his great-aunt Juliette....
About
Born in 1958 in Angers, France.Lives in Cairo. Imbued with his distinctive delicacy, Denis Dailleux’s photographic work appears calm on the surface, yet is incredibly demanding, run through by an undercurrent of constant self-doubt and propelled by the essential personal bond he develops with those (and that which) he frames with his camera.
Biography
News
Du 15 juin au 9 septembre 2018
Exposition
Coming soon
Book : Les gens de mon village
This series of black-and-white portraits depicts the people around whom Denis Dailleux grew up, between love and hate. Created when he was 25 years old and full of doubt...
Du 15 juin au 9 septembre 2018
Exposition
From 14 october to 03 january 2025
Exhibition : Portraits en fleurs, impressions indiennes
Médiathèque Elsa Triolet - Bobigny
The last book of Denis Dailleux
Denis Dailleux’s work is propelled by the essential personal bound he develops with those he photographs. His warmth towards people has led him to develop portraiture ...
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