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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_2024

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 :

For commissioned work and collaborations kindly write to :

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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2023-2024

NUDE

Fotografiska Museum (Berlin, Stockholm, New York)

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2022

Naturale Festival, Milan

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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

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