Bastien Soleil

Bastien’s practice goes far beyond the traditional boundaries of photography. His art asserts itself as a hybrid language at the intersection of multiple disciplines:

 

• Dance, through his mastery of movement as a powerful vector of emotion.

 

• Painting, as each of his works is born from a precise vision, carefully developed, sketched, and prepared down to the finest detail.

 

• Sculpture, as he must understand water in all its nuances, just as a sculptor knows their marble. This mastery allows him to “sculpt” water without artifice or trickery, capturing its fleeting and elusive essence.

 

• The Sacred, as his art reflects his spiritual journey. Each work is a meditation on the trials, doubts, and suffering of the human condition, as well as a testimony to the Light that guides us, even in the darkest of times.

 

Bastien’s work is an act of artistic resistance in the face of artificial intelligence, distinguished by its authenticity and purity. Working exclusively in natural conditions, he creates his photographs while freediving—without oxygen or special effects—exalting the relationship between the human body and water, its original element.

 

Beyond aesthetics, his work is a symbolic and spiritual exploration. The dialogue between light and water, material and immaterial, reveals beauty, movement, and the sacred. Each image, a mirror of our struggles and transcendence, invites deep reflection on freedom and the essence of humanity.

 

As witnesses to this immersive performance, you discover a timeless body of work, suspended between two worlds.