Florence Babin-Beaudry is a Canadian artist. Somewhere between documentary and staging, her photography explores the psychic dimension of death and absence. It's not about valuing the grief or trauma behind the event, but rather about addressing the feelings of ambiguity that emerge from these intangible spaces. She’s interested in what manifests on different planes of consciousness during experiences such as near-death-experiences, coma or abortion. Her approach consists of interviewing people who have had such experiences and photographing them in sets inspired by their stories. Through staging, she seeks to reveal the subtle forms of ambivalence that can emerge from both the living and the non-living.

Her perspective lies at the intersection of scientific research and spiritual human experience. Concerned by the silence surrounding these subjects in the social sphere, her photography is committed to transforming our relationship to death and conveying the innate beauty of the human condition.

Florence Babin-Beaudry holds degrees in film production and photography. She has also been working as an artistic director on multiple projects in the film, entertainment and fashion industries for over 20 years.

Awards and publications

2023 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts

2022 American Photography 38, USA

2022 Portraits of Humanity vol 4, British Journal of Photography, UK

2021 Coup de coeur du public Award, M5 Collège Marsan, Canada

2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts

2021 Applied Arts Student Award, Applied arts magazine, Canada

2020 M5 - Best portfolio Award, Collège Marsan, Canada

2020 1st Prize - Concours intercollégial de photo, Canada

2020 Applied Arts Student Award, Applied arts magazine, Canada


Exhibitions

2023 Popop Gallery, Montréal, Canada

2022 Indian Photo Festival - State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India

2022 Photo 2022 - Photography Biennale, Melbourne, Australia

2022 The Papermill Gallery, group exhibition, Toronto, Canada

2021 M5, Collège Marsan in collaboration with McCord Museum, group exhibition, Montreal, Canada

2021 Edition 365, New Art City in collaboration with British Journal of Photography, virtual group exhibition, UK

2021 LoosenArt, Millepiani Gallery, group exhibition, Rome, Italie

2006 Kumbe Afrika, Nest Art Space, solo exhibition, Montreal, Canada