Bastien Soleil

Bastien Soleil began his journey as an entrepreneur in the field of communications, but in 2010 he left everything behind to answer an inner calling that could no longer be ignored. This profound need for freedom and truth led him to Asia, where he embarked on a spiritual and initiatory journey through the sacred traditions of Buddhism, from the remote mountain regions of Nepal to the banks of the Ganges, passing through the temples of Thailand and Myanmar.

 

Those hours, days, and months of meditation were driven by an insatiable thirst, a yearning to grasp the depths of the human soul and of his own being.

 

In 2017, Bastien discovered his true element : water and the practice of freediving. For him, freediving became far more than a physical discipline: it opened a path to inner immersion, a way to connect with the profound reality that resonated perfectly with his spiritual path.

 

One day, after an intense training session that freed him from the constraints of being underwater, he witnessed an extraordinary vision light piercing the depths, its rays cutting through the water in a poetic and powerful dance. That moment was a revelation, which he describes as divine. The underwater chiaroscuro technique instantly mirrored his own striving toward light. It was then that his path as an artist began.

 

In 2019, he acquired his first camera. With no previous experience in photography, he began, like an explorer standing before an unconquered summit, climbing step by step developing his own unique style and technique.

 

Today, his art, visually simple yet deeply moving in its emotional and symbolic resonance, stands in sharp contrast to the complexity and energy required to create it.

 

Bastien Soleil’s works have been exhibited in the United States, Monaco, and France, and are part of prestigious private collections, including those of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Bono (U2).