Aysel Prat›

Photographic series

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Poubelle — a photographic series structured in chapters, moving through stages of intimacy, loss, resilience, and transformation.

Artist statement

My work explores the fragile border between what we keep and what we discard — objects, memories, relationships, and sometimes even parts of ourselves.

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Poubelle

7 chapters
Chapter I — Poubelle

Chapter I

Poubelle

Can you see traces of true love in this trash?

Chapter II — Poubelle and me

Chapter II

Poubelle and me

When you stop being productive, useful, active, attractive, can you really throw yourself in the trash?

Chapter III — Poubelle and some magic

Chapter III

Poubelle and some magic

A magical world of used things, ideas, dreams and glitter. Maybe the past was magical, but should we leave it in the past?

Chapter IV — Just Poubelle

Chapter IV

Just Poubelle

A story of illness, hunger, and bad cooking.

Chapter VI — Love Over

Chapter VI

Love Over

There was a flame, too much flame, one day fire burned me, after it burned you, and after everything else. We are survived but no one left alive.

Chapter VII — Suicide

Chapter VII

Suicide

I was pretty, I was sexy, I was smart, I was funny, I was adventurous, I was for you, with you, I was your shadow but I became nothing-nothing-nothing…

Chapter X — Time

Chapter X

Time

Are we wasting too much time?