WICKED GRAVITY
Photo CORINNE MERCADIER
La jetée 2, Solo series, Corinne Mercadier LES FILLES DU CALVAIRE GALLERY, PARIS
Photo CORINNE MERCADIER
La musique, Solo series, Corinne Mercadier LES FILLES DU CALVAIRE GALLERY, PARIS
Photo CORINNE MERCADIER
Faena 2, Solo series, Corinne Mercadier LES FILLES DU CALVAIRE GALLERY, PARIS
Photo CORINNE MERCADIER
Toute pensée, Solo series, Corinne Mercadier LES FILLES DU CALVAIRE GALLERY, PARIS
In her enigmatic and minimalistic work, which exists independently from time and space, artist Corinne Mercadier stirred up the basics of physics.
Held on 17 Januay – 9 March 2014 at Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, the exhibition of the French photographer Corinne Mercadier Wicked Gravity presented abstract photography work that transferred us to a dream-like reality, gracefully captured in the images. The sense of nostalgia, silence and expressionlessness had been soaked into emblematic images, visualizing the photographer’s world of memories and impressions. The experience was intensified by the darkened gallery space, while the images had an obscure glow. It left us with nothing more than the feeling of being lost in time, able to observe details of the visual feast even more carefully.
In the sequel entitled Solo, geometric shapes and objects played the crucial role as they detracted the reality in the photographs, yet in an immaterial manner dovetailed with human figures. Passive body movements combined with levitating objects stimulated by the gravity force evoked the impression of illusion and mirage. Mercadier caught the frozen moments staged beyond floating time and space.
Corinne Mercadier astonishes her audience, and makes us observe remarkable details of the indescribable story. The photographer creates an alienated world that exists in complete harmony with itself, but the only way for the spectator to understand is to suspend the consciousness.
Learn more about the outstanding photographer here.
Text and interview / Kama Krystel
