Noemie Goudal
29 May - 23 Aug 2015
NOEMIE GOUDAL
The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise
29 May - 23 August 2015
Foam presents the first solo museum exhibition by Noémie Goudal (Paris, 1984). As one of the great talents of a new generation of French photographers, in recent years she has developed a distinctive visual language with which she is uniquely positioned within the field of contemporary photography. She was among the selected Foam Talents in 2012, which resulted in the publication of her portfolio in Foam Magazine #32. Foam has since been closely following her impressive and consistent development.
By using a mixture of photography, film and installation she examines the visual and spatial perception of two- and three-dimensional relationships within the image. She combines her layered photographs of serene, pure, mysterious landscapes with (elements of) modernistic architecture that have an archaic quality. The landscapes act as a kind of theatrical setting and are characterized by a surreal aesthetic caused in part by spatial interventions within the sites where the photographic works are produced. The resulting works evoke a sense of alienation and tension due to the incongruous spatial perspectives within the image that, nevertheless, only subtly reveal themselves.
The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise is initiated by The New Art Gallery Walsall, UK and has been produced in collaboration with Foam.
With the support of l'Ambassade de France aux Pays-Bas.
The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise
29 May - 23 August 2015
Foam presents the first solo museum exhibition by Noémie Goudal (Paris, 1984). As one of the great talents of a new generation of French photographers, in recent years she has developed a distinctive visual language with which she is uniquely positioned within the field of contemporary photography. She was among the selected Foam Talents in 2012, which resulted in the publication of her portfolio in Foam Magazine #32. Foam has since been closely following her impressive and consistent development.
By using a mixture of photography, film and installation she examines the visual and spatial perception of two- and three-dimensional relationships within the image. She combines her layered photographs of serene, pure, mysterious landscapes with (elements of) modernistic architecture that have an archaic quality. The landscapes act as a kind of theatrical setting and are characterized by a surreal aesthetic caused in part by spatial interventions within the sites where the photographic works are produced. The resulting works evoke a sense of alienation and tension due to the incongruous spatial perspectives within the image that, nevertheless, only subtly reveal themselves.
The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise is initiated by The New Art Gallery Walsall, UK and has been produced in collaboration with Foam.
With the support of l'Ambassade de France aux Pays-Bas.