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)