Observatoires
Noémie Goudal
Co-Published by RVB Books and Le Bal
English and French
Text by Cliff Lauson.
Softcover
16 Pages
300 x 370 mm
2016
ISBN 9791090306493
Drawing inspiration from the cosmic architecture of Jantar Mantar, Observatoires depicts images of buildings (or fragments of buildings), staged by Noémie Goudal. The structures are created from images of concrete architecture that has been enlarged to human size, tiled across multiple sheets of paper and assembled atop a light frame. Like set pieces or props, these paper structures are transported to the isolated costal location for Goudal’s shoots. Their ephemeral presence within the photographic space and against their contrasting backdrops distorts or entirely erases all sense of scale and geography.
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About the Artist
Noémie Goudal is a French artist whose practice involves the construction of ambitious staged, illusionistic installations within the landscape, documented using film and photography. Goudal’s interventions are under pinned by rigorous research examining the intersection of ecology and anthropology, interrogating the limitations of theoretical conceptions of the natural world. Noémie Goudal (b. 1984) graduated from the Royal College of Art (UK) in 2010 with an MA in Photography.
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About the Publisher
RVB Books is both an independent publisher dedicated to designing and printing unique fine arts books and a gallery featuring exhibitions on new editorial practices.
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LE BAL Books is the BAL bookstore, an exhibition center dedicated to contemporary images in Paris. Specifically devoted to photography, it has more than 2,000 references of artistic works related to the image and young creation, including self-published books, rare books, fanzines and limited editions. LE BAL Books designs an annual program of signatures and events as well as the independent publishing fair Rolling Paper.
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