kenza phillips

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I see the world through details. Small gestures, overlooked textures, fleeting compositions, these are often where meaning lives. My work begins with observation, but it grows into something more interpretive, shaped by how I process what I see.

currently enrolled at Parsons, I live in the rich city of Paris. inspired everyday, i seek to capture and create a reflection of my thought process and what is around me.

having grown up in the beautiful area of the maghreb and some of the beauty of West Africa, i have had the privilegeto discover and be curious about what i see everyday.

trilingual and still learning, I adapt to environments and people very naturally, and i love doing so. A lot of my inspiration
is human, i look, notice and feel creatively. I aspireto include everyone in the arts by giving them a voice and a chance to exist in a restricted industry.

fascinated by photography and capturing a moment in time, I specialize in it alongside graphic design and fashion studies.I adore the human experience and seek to share it.

Growing up between the Maghreb and West Africa has given me a layered sense of identity and perspective. Moving between cultures taught me to adapt, to listen, and to find beauty in difference. That fluidity continues to influence the way I approach both people and images.

I don’t approach creation with a fixed outcome in mind. Instead, I let intuition guide me, responding to light, movement, and emotion in real time. Whether I’m shooting or designing, I’m interested in what happens naturally, not what is forced.

Photography, for me, is a way of holding onto something that would otherwise pass. It allows me to pause moments, but also to reinterpret them. I’m drawn to images that feel honest, even when they are abstract or fragmented.

I’m interested in giving space to different perspectives - including my own. My work reflects a search for identity, something evolving, never fixed. Through creating, I try to build a visual language that feels personal but still open to others.

I want to create work that feels lived-in and real, images that people can connect with, even if they don’t fully understand them. I’m less interested in perfection and more in presence, emotion, and intention.

Currently based in Paris and studying at Parsons, I’m continuing to explore different mediums and refine my voice. Each project is part of a larger process of understanding what I want to say and how I want to say it.

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kenzaphillips@gmail.com

+33 0766560535

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