We can not say immediately if the photographs of Corinne Mercadier exhibit presence or absence. They show what we are both very close and far apart. The dark waters of a lake, the color of the sky, a wall, a glass bottle left on a beach suddenly become more dear to our hearts possessed a treasure. The gain in density shadows, the light becomes more intense, the grain of the time spread in the color, details are scarce, nudity growing around the core of things.
This monograph traces the artistic process by Corinne Mercadier over the last fifteen years.
Released
10/04/2007
Collection
Hors Collection
Format
235 x 280
Anglais/Français
Relié couverture cartonnée
118 color photos
184 pages
ISBN : 978-2-35046-087-1
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Corinne Mercadier

Artiste, Photographe

Lives and works in Paris.
Represented by the Gallery Les filles du calvaire in Paris. She has regularly exhibited since 1998 at the Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Paris, and at the Galerie Alan Klotz in New York in 2006 and 2008.
In 2001 she was awarded the Altadis Prize. In 2003, she obtained an order from the Reattu Museum and the Ministry of Culture, where she realized La Suite d’Arles, exhibited during the International Meeting of Photography. In 2013 she was a finalist in the Marc Ladreit Academy of Fine Arts Prize at La Charrière.
It is present in the collections of La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, FNAC, and the National Library, the Polaroid Collection. She published most of her books at Filigranes Editions, Où commence le ciel ?, Dreaming Journal, La Suite d’Arles, une monographie en 2007, and Devant un champ obscur, in 2012.

Magali Jauffret

Auteur, Journaliste

Magali Jauffret is a journalist, critic, and author specializing in contemporary photography.
She was a long-time contributor to the French daily L’Humanité, where she reported on cultural affairs with a particular focus on visual arts, socially engaged practices, and the unique voices of photographers.

Her writing—both precise and thoughtful—has accompanied the work of numerous artists, offering insight into their creative processes, artistic legacies, and thematic concerns.
She has authored texts for several books published by Filigranes Editions, including Tout peut arriver (Gilbert Garcin), Corinne Mercadier, Sur la plage (Sylvie Hugues), and Éloge de combats ordinaires (Catherine Poncin).

Through her work, Magali Jauffret champions a form of criticism that is both committed and open to personal narratives as well as the quiet struggles of everyday life.