From The Outside Looking in, 2022 - ongoing

Part documentary, part personal introspection, this body of work showcases vignettes of Brittany’s life and landscapes. Brittany has always been a mysterious and fiercely independent region. With its own traditions, resisting the homogeneity of wider French culture.

Through the repetition of subjects, Cécile uses deep observation as a grounding practice. Playing with viewpoints and going from the expanse of the sea to the detail of hydrangeas’ flowers.

“Although I didn’t grow up in Brittany, that’s where my family is from and where I spent all of my school holidays as a kid. Going back as an adult, my gaze has changed and I feel somewhat like an outsider, a stranger. Yet, each time I go back I also feel a sense of nourishment and I think this is what I’m trying to capture in my photos.”