Julien Chatelin’s work explores territories in transition which topographies are charged with opposite energies. There plays a battle between cities and nature, man and its environment.  These spaces carry a profound ambivalence, suggesting at the same time fecundity and sterility, a promise and nothingness.  The dual display of a certain vernacular and the distress of fragmented societies, propose a singular reading into capitalist development.

Julien Chatelin began his career in 1992 as a photographer after graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
While pursuing a successful career working for major international magazines, Chatelin developed long-term documentary and art projects such as Israel Borderline (2004-2006), a visual fresco of Israeli society, which was exhibited in Cannes and published in a 160-page monograph in 2008. (Edition Images en Manoeuvres)

In a constant quest to explore new visual dialectics and narratives, Julien Chatelin, produced Egyptorama: A journey through Egypt’s semi-desert lands shot in large format which received the 2013 Camera Clara award.  He also was rewarded the 2nd place in the Sony award in 2016 for China West, and the All About photo award the same year.
His work has been exhibited in the European house of Photography in Paris, the Geneva, Centre de la photographie, The Sommerset House in London, and in numerous gallery shows and festivals.

 

 

Awards / Grants

• Image Singuliere / Mediapart Award. Finalist for “Promised Lands”
• CNAP 2018 Grant recipient for “Istanbul disoriented” project
• Lodz Grand Prix 2017. Finalist for « Siberian Limbo»
• Meitar Award 2017. Finalist for « Promised Lands »
• Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2017. Finalist for «China West»
• Daylight award 2017. Juror’s choice for « China West »
• Lodz Grand Prix 2017. Finalist for « China West »
• Sony World Awards Pro Competition. 2nd Pl architecture for « China West » 2017
• Verzasca photo award finalist for « China West » 2016
• All About Photo, photographer of the year 2016
• CNAP Grant recipient for contemporary documentary photography 2014
• Camera Clara Award. 1st prize. 2013 for Egyptorama
• Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography-Finalist 2013
• POY best photo book of the year 2009-Finalist
• POY award of excellence 2004

 

Selected Exhibitions

• 2023 «Bloom», Siberian Limbo series, Povos Gallery Chicago. Collective exhibition
• 2021 «Egyptorama», Boghossian Fondation, Brussels. Collective exhibition
• 2020 «China West», Project 2.0 gallery, The Hague. Collective exhibition
• 2019 «China West», A Galerie, Brussels. Solo exhibition
• 2019 «China West», 1Cube Galerie, Studio Aza Marseille. Solo exhibition
• 2018 «The Eyes on Photography /Promised Lands», The Hague Project 2.0 gallery. Group Show.
• 2017 «Egyptorama», Paris, Galerie Salon H, Solo exhibition.
• 2017 «Egyptorama», Art Paris Art Fair, Galerie Bogena. Collective exhibition.

• 2016 «China West», Switzerland, Verzasca FOTO Festival. Projection.
• 2016 «Parisianités » Arles, les Rencontres, Projection.
• 2016 «Egyptorama », Paris, Hôtel de Sauroy, collective exhibition « Prendre (de) l’air ».
• 2015 «Parisianités », Paris, Galerie du 61, solo exhibition.
• 2015 «Egyptorama ». Saint Denis, 6B, collective exhibition « Chemins de Traverse ».
• 2015 «Les Parisianités». Mougins, Musée de la photographie, exposition collective « Nuits ».
• 2014 «Egyptorama», Prix Camera Clara. Paris, espace Dupon. Solo exhibition.
• 2014 « Israël Borderline », Amsterdam, Amsterdam photographic society, collective exhibition.
• 2013 « Egyptorama » Paris, Espace Agnès B. Collective Exhibition.
• 2013 «Egyptorama», Geneva, Centre de la photographie de Genève, collective exhibition « False/Fake ».
• 2013 «Zion Anatomy», Paris, Galerie Salon H, Solo exhibition.
• 2012 « Israël Borderline » Paris, Galerie Mansart, Solo exhibition.
• 2012 « 18/61 », Paris, Le 61. Solo exhibition of portraits.
• 2011 « Génération De l’air » Paris, Maison Européenne de la photographie, collective  exhibition.
• 2011 « Israël Borderline », Sydney, otherwise, projection.
• 2010 « Israël Borderline », Paris, Galerie 61, Solo exhibition.
• 2010 «Complicité – Picto 60 ans», Arles, les Rencontres, collective exhibition.
• 2010 « De l’air, 10 ans », Paris, Espace Agnès B, collective exhibition.
• 2010 « De l’air, 10 ans », Mougins, Musée de la photographie, collective exhibition
• 2009 « Mujeres abriendo camino », Madrid, Espai cultural Caja Madrid, collective exhibition.
• 2008 « Israël Borderline », Cannes, espace Miramar, Solo exhibition.
• 2008 « Planet China », Beacon, USA, Fovea, collective exhibition.
• 2006 « Israël Borderline », Perpignan, Visa pour l’image, projection.
• 2005 « Lhasa, the lost soul of Tibet», New York, Fondation OSI Soros, collective exhibition.
• 1995 « Edouard Shavardnadze, le renard blanc », Perpignan, Visa pour l’image, projection.
• 1992 «Radical hip hop », New York, New York University, Solo exhibition.