ABOUT

Franco-Mauritian photographer born in Paris in 1997, Shirley Thomas has developed an experimental photographic practice. Trained in film photography in the darkroom, she explores inner landscapes where matter, time and perception converge.

Adopting a phenomenological approach, her work draws on her interest in human psychology as well as in Taoist and South American philosophies. It questions our interconnection with nature, the way we perceive it, and the links it maintains with our own inner dynamics and states.

Without retouching or colour correction, the artist combines the use of hypersensitive film—a reflection of her own sensitivity—with the intervention of living organisms, evoking the interdependence inherent in all living things. Guided by instinct, she uses the camera as a bridge between the inner and outer worlds, where the observation and contemplation of nature become tools for learning and self-transformation.

EXHIBITION

2026 - “Mort Vivant” series and special issues, The Analog Chronicles - Spring edition, 35 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris

2026 - “Mort Vivant” series, Festival Et1celle avec Cop1 Paris, Gaité Lyrique, 75003 Paris

2026 - “Cycles”, collective exhibition Love and Other Devotions, The Hoxton Lloyd, Amsterdam, curated by CLBHUIS & Pink Poodle Society

2026 - “Mort Vivant” series, duo exhibition with Bella Stern - La Villa4 with Le Cercle des artistes, Galerie Paul13, 75017 Paris, curated by Uncover

2025 - Artworks from the series '“Voyage Inconscient” - Dama Art Gallery, Porto, Portugal

2025 - “Voyage inconscient” series, duo exhibition with Gregory Gaydu - ArtShopping, Carrousel du Louvre, 75001 Paris

2025 - “Voyage inconscient” series, group exhibition with Marine Toux, Maria Antonino & Marion Rayet, Creative Fair Paris, Galerie 24Beaubourg, 75003 Paris

PUBLICATIONS

2026 - Ding magazine - Amsterdam
2026 - Trames Magazine - Paris
2025 - Fisheye web - France