Olivia de Villaine

Photographer

Bio

Olivia de Villaine is a self-taught photographer based in Geneva. At the crossroads of documentary and portraiture, her work explores the intensity and beauty of parenting.

Nationality

Swiss

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Parastoo

Parastoo

"Day 594 of my new life in France." Parastoo, an Iranian student in Paris, keeps count. On her phone: protests, arrests, executions. A body at peace, a mind held hostage by the country she left behind.

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Between Memory and Milk

Between Memory And Milk

A photographic exploration of grief and early motherhood, two irreconcilable realities held at once. Blending documentary and double exposures, the work traces what is lost, carried, and transmitted between generations.

Project by Olivia de Villaine
In My Flesh

In My Flesh

A tactile exploration of early motherhood, revealing the weight of care, repetition, and exhaustion. Intimate images that blur the line between documentary and embodied experience.

Project by Olivia de Villaine
The Weight of Light

The Weight Of Light

"The Weight of Light" explores the unseen labor of motherhood—between constraint and refuge, endurance and care. The body and home become spaces of adaptation and resilience, revealing what is carried, left behind, and unseen.

Project by Olivia de Villaine
Maternal Gaze

Maternal Gaze

My work explores the intimate bond between mother and child, capturing the raw beauty and vulnerability of motherhood. Through faceless portrayals, it emphasizes the universal essence of maternal love, highlighting the tenderness of shared moments.

Project by Olivia de Villaine
Insights into Motherhood

Insights Into Motherhood

I aim to capture the intimate bond between mother and child. Through deliberate choices in composition and portrayal, my images celebrate the raw beauty of motherhood and promote self-acceptance.

Project by Olivia de Villaine