Cohen's fourth entry in the Reverence series continues her exploration of Parisian spaces where artificial flowers exist as permanent blooms untouched by seasonal change. Her unprecedented access to these restricted locations revealed environments where beauty has been carefully preserved, creating what she describes as "quiet spaces, untouched by time." The flowers' artificiality becomes secondary to their emotional power—their permanence speaks to human desires to hold onto beauty, to prevent its inevitable fade. Cohen's romantic sensibility finds profound meaning in these objects that exist between the real and the constructed.
Photographer Victoria Cohen was granted unprecedented access to enter and photograph these typically off-limits spaces in Paris, France. She created this fascinating body of work through her lens, offering a view of spaces where time stands still. The flowers, balanced between artificiality and emotion, their permanence speaks to something powerful. Among these quiet spaces, untouched by time, lie objects of beauty.
This work from Cohen's critically regarded Reverence series appeals to collectors interested in photography that questions the nature of beauty, authenticity, and preservation. The Art Design Project in Miami Beach presents this piece as part of Cohen's visual investigation into how Parisian spaces contain and protect objects of beauty against time's passage.
Permanent Flowers - Reverence No. 4 Paris. France, 2017 by Victoria Cohen
REVERENCE No. 4. Paris. France, 2017
From the REVERENCE Series
C-Print Archival
Limited Edition.
Unframed
Victoria Cohen is an American photographer she lives and works in New York City and Paris, France. Her practice is in fine art, portraiture and motion film. Born and raised in New York City, she attend Parsons School of Design at the New School. Growing up in New York City and traveling to many locations around the world influenced her decision to become an artist and have the camera as her medium. In 2013, Cohen’s fine art photography book titled Hotel Chelsea received worldwide acclaim upon its publication, as featured in: New York Times, Architectural Digest, W Magazine, Crains, Fast company, among many publications in the United States and Europe. Cohen’s work is held in private collections across Europe, South America, and the United States. Her portraits had appeared in Harpers Bazaar, Interview, German Elle, and other publications. She is currently working on her next photography book and a documentary film in Paris and New York.













