LAETITIA VANCON
Whose promised Land?

My work is a journey through Israel to better understand what it means to be Israeli today - after a dramatic change of prime minister for the first time in over a decade.
From Metula, on the border with Lebanon, to Eilat, Israel's southernmost city on the Red Sea, we meet a kaleidoscope of people, searching for belonging but very different in how they find it.
A country still grappling with unresolved contradictions at its birth and with the consequences of its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967. We discovered a battle of narratives - fought not only between Jews and Arabs, but also between Jews themselves.
Israel's founders hoped to create a melting pot, a society that would unite diverse communities into one Jewish state. But we encountered an Israel that was at times more like an intractable puzzle - a collection of incompatible factions, each with its own priorities, grievances and history.

Author
Laetitia started photography in 2013 after studying and working as a chemical engineer for seven years. This career wasn’t fulfilling for her. She felt useless and senseless, so she decided to change her path.
Photography has been a healing process. It helped her to reconnect with herself. It became a crucial tool to express and interrogate human beings, their consideration in our society and their inner revolution to define their identity. Those are the main interests Laetitia has. She loves to tell stories around those themes, simply because she can relate to them.
She attempts to use photography in a personal and interactive approach to narration, searching for a delicate balance between a poetic and journalistic approach.

Website
www.vanconlaetitia.com

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