An unfolding dialogue
in the heart of all forms of being
is capable of shifting meaning
within contemporary culture and society.
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The roots of conscious development descend
into the intuitive sensibility to perceive
unity between all aspects of existence,
removing the barriers to the sensorial,
so to preserve and reinstall sacredness
in a cyclical and spiritual perspective on Life.

Bodhi Shola is a female artist exploring consciously interconnected living
through photography and ritualistic practice, placing presence into the space
that unites intimacy, sacredness and Nature in an eco-feminist perspective
on contemporary social culture.
Her practice is devoted to nurturing harmonious relationships among
the human and non-human realms, building awareness towards a
sensitive development of society, nurturing an animistic vision.
Her work is informed mainly by her experience in relationship
with elemental and plant consciousness and meditation.
The process of lived experience is vital for the creation of the imagery,
which is nourished by profound and personal observations on the interrelation between the human body, the creative principles and the natural environment.
Through a spontaneous use of colour, the images take the function of revealing
a lived dream-like state, a space inhabited by feeling, magic and symbolical
coding, independent from dogmatic understanding. The oneiric layer
descends into matter by the means of photographic imagery that
addresses unspoken collective themes and documents landscapes
for preservation and regeneration, medicinal plant species as well as
creating ceremonial practices honouring the connection to the spirit of Life.
The artistic creations and processes adopt resources from local and ethical trade artisanal businesses, supporting women employment and equality and the use
of organic and compostable materials. Each element displayed in the imagery
is carefully chosen for its meaning, healing properties and its relation to the landscape it lives in.
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Bodhi Shola’s work has been exhibited in several group exhibitions including
Mudec Museum, Milano; Fotografiska Museum ; Armani Silos, Milan ;
Red Hook Labs Gallery, NY ; Beacon Gallery, Boston ; Leica Gallery, Milan.
Her work has been presented in publications including The Ny Times Magazine, Vogue Italia, The British Journal of Photography and Atmos Magazine.
Here you can learn more about my personal journey,
how it is influencing my practice and the guidance I offer :
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EDITORIAL AND PRESS
Atmos Magazine
The NY Times Magazine
Vogue Italia
Odiseo by Folch
Riposte Magazine
Dear Dave Magazine
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine
The British Journal of Photography
Numero France
Il Fotografo

ARTIST LECTURES AND TEACHINGS
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2024
Assistant curator and lecturer
Sicilian Photo Festival, Santa Lucia del Mela (ME)
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2019 - 2023
Thesis mentorship for photography
IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
2019 - 2022
Art direction for photography
IED Istituto Europeo Design, Milan
2020
Lecture : Process of Unveiling
Heimtextil, Frankfurt am Main
2018
Lecture : Creative collaboration
University of Arts Bournemouth, UK
2018
Lecture : Fashion Photography
College of Fashion - University of Arts, London
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
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2025
Deep Beauty
Mudec Museum, Milan
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2025
Tree of Life
PhotoVogue Festival, BASE Milan
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Fotografiska Museum (Berlin, Stockholm, New York)
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2021
Shifting perspectives in fashion photography
PhotoVogueFestival by Vogue Italia, Milan
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2020
IPA Honourable Mention, Fine Art category
2020
Foam Paul Huf Award Nomination
2019
Future Shock
Fonderia Napoleonica, Milan
2019
Photographing the Female
Beacon Gallery, Boston
2018
Italian Panorama
Armani Silos, Milan
2018
The New Beautiful
Affordable Art Fair, Milan
2017
PhotoVogue Festival, Spazio BASE, Milan
2017
Serendipity
Spazio Comando Militare, Milan
2017
Uncensored - Girl Gaze,
Los Angeles
2017
The New Beautiful
curated by Vogue Italia,
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi court, Milan
2017
Labs New Artists, Red Hook Labs Gallery, NY
2017
PhotoVogue in Portraits
by Vogue Italia and Leica, Leica Gallery, Milan