Bruno MERCIER, photographer
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Bruno MERCIER, photographer
Bruno MERCIER, photographer Pixydream Studio « Light shines in darkness » http://www.pixydream.com BIO French photographer. Born in 1962 in Versailles, France. Studies – Architecture Started as a Comics author and Illustrator. STATEMENT In all of my photographic work, there is a certain prevailing theme which has something to do with light, movement, and atmosphere. I do love playing with rhythms, light, and lines. I often place landscape in the foreground, inside light, and compose space from the running lines. A play of light and shade when light shines in darkness... My photographs are my way to show and express some of my feelings and my personal perception of what surrounds me. Photography, for me, is not about reproducing the world. I’m not really interested in making an accurate copy of what I see out there. In fact, I really prefer the power of suggestion over description. What you can see in my photographic work goes through my own filters. OK... all the elements in my photos exist, and everybody could easily see them, but my goal is to offer an artistic interpretation and above all an emotion. I just show the elements I see, like trees and fences, for example, and use those elements as catalysts for my own imagination and hopefully for the viewer's imagination. I’m generally attracted to places where stories can take place, where imagination can be fired. Furthermore, living in the Cotentin Peninsula (Normandy, France) provides me with opportunities to explore wonderful landscapes and seascapes. My goal in my photographic work isn't to produce something decorative but just to share a poetic feeling in order to emphasize imagination. RESUME SELECTED SOLO-EXHIBITIONS Galerie Le Lucernaire, « De Lumière et de Vent » Paris, France (2007) Festival Saveur et Plantes – Manoir du Tourp, Omonville la Rogue, France (2007) International Motorbike Paris Show, « Denim And Leather » Paris (2007) Club-Croisières (Cherbourg Cruises), Cherbourg, France (2007) La Potinière, Carteret, France (2007) Château des Ravalet « Les Jardins de Lumière » Tourlaville (2008) Château de Flamanville « Lumière Florale » Flamanville (2008) Club-Croisières (Cherbourg Cruises), Cherbourg, France (2008) Manoir du Tourp, « Comme Un Vent d'Automne » Omonville la Rogue, France (2008) COLLECTIVE-EXHIBITIONS Visions Intemporelles – 8Reg'ART Group. Pau Photo 2009, Pau, France (2009) Visions Intemporelles – 8Reg'ART Group and guests, Tourlaville, France (2008) Salon « Illusion Printanières », Martinvast, France (2007) Salon des Ravalet, Tourlaville, France (2007) GALLERIES Galerie De Lumière et de Vent – Carteret (Fr) 14, rue du Cap 50270 Carteret - France 55 MAX Gallery - London (UK) 6 Lonsdale Road London NW6 6RD Galerie PEP'ART - Cherbourg (Fr) 31, rue Tour Carrée 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville (France) BOOKS « De Lumière et de Vent » (2007) (no more available) « Cotentin, Un Pays de Lumière » (2008) (available) SELECTED AWARDS PX3 Paris Photo - Second prize, Nature category, Paris, apr 2007 REPRESENTATIVE AGENCY Lensmodern (UK) STOCK AGENCIES Naturimages (Fr) - Arcangel ltd (UK) DISTRIBUTION - Editions Braun (Fr) - IndigoArt ltd (UK)