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I discovered Charlotte's work when I first started out. An inspiration to every brand art director, her sweet name catches the ear, and her pieces capture the eye just as the sun casts ripples across the office walls. The end of the 9-to-5, the start of the five-to-seven. The ears surrender, but the eyes search for the slanting light slipping through the blinds as the workday fades. There they are—Charlotte's golden rays. Captured on paper, and across the Mediterranean.
Here you will discover a self-taught woman. After spending seven years studying law, then working for two years as a notary's assistant, she finally resigned. Without ever attending photography school, she chose to devote herself entirely to what she was already doing out of passion: building images.
Niolon reappears constantly in her lens. Her husband spent his entire childhood there, and the couple has stayed in the area for years. It was here that Charlotte shot much of her photographic series De d’eau, dedicated to the sea as a place of retreat and regeneration. She also created a series titled Niolon Forever.
With Casa Niolon, this landscape can now be rented for a few days. The house welcomes up to eight guests across four bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open kitchen, and a living room dressed in wood, stone, terracotta, and natural materials. Three bedrooms breathe to the rhythm of the sea. But the true heart of the house lies outdoors: a large south-facing terrace overlooking the bay of Marseille, complete with a table for eight and the calanque just a two-minute walk down a small path.
In this little paradise of ochre, rust, and silhouettes of women in the background, Wi-Fi is provided, but television is intentionally left out. Instead, wander down for a swim, walk the custom officer's path, play a game of pétanque facing the harbor, and have lunch by the small port. Pack an Olympus Mju II in your suitcase, and let Charlotte carry you away on her waves.
