Solus is a photographic body of work 

• The Bretagne coast has been imagined, inhabited, used and described in ever-changing ways over the past three centuries, constantly reinvented through visual and literary representation. As is true with any evolving geographical narrative, the idea of place becomes a process by which the formation of socio-cultural traditions, combined with individual biographies and the slow transformation of nature ceaselessly become one with another.   In this context, place is not only what is observed but also what continuously takes place. Which is particularly true on the bulky peninsula of Bretagne, rich in Celtic cultural traditions, language and food, and where farmers and fishermen still play an integral role in the region's economy. 
• Solus is a photographic body of work that seeks to contribute to the evolving geographical narrative of Bretagne in a new way, by establishing a visual representation of queer identity in Bretagne. In addition to adding to the long historical canon of visual and literary representations of the region, it also contributes to a wider global discussion of intergenerational queer solitude.  
• Where much of my work has explored themes of queer community and chosen family, this series is a departure and instead interrogates the inverse of that notion by collaborating with astonishing queer individuals who exist in the absence of queer community.  The people that collaborated to make this work are fundamental to the very fabric of Bretagne.  They are agricultural farmers, maritime sailors, bee keepers, equestrians, and/or youth who have been born and raised in Bretagne. For some, the absence of community is a worthy sacrifice as it may relate to industry or career.  And for others, such solitude is simply a liminal space until community can be discovered elsewhere.
• This project began in April 2023 as an artist in residence with BZH Photo, a residency founded by Camille Gajat in 2019 that  encourages an intercultural and artistic dialogue inspired by all characteristics of Bretagne.  While based in Loguivy de la Mer, collaborators for this project live throughout the region.  Much time was spent with each subject before a photo was made, and in each case the subjects were asked how, when, and where they desired to be photographed. By employing a collaborative approach, this work seeks to contribute to the evolving landscape of Bretagne, as something always in process, and always historically and culturally contingent.