Noemie Goudal’s recent works predominantly focus on photographic images resulting from ‘volumique conceptions’; sculptures and installations that are carefully connected to specific spaces before being photographed.

“I am very interested in the duality between fiction and reality and the human’s power to escape in fiction while living in his reality. My images draw a parallel between both. They draw the viewer into a form of fiction (the fake waterfall, the fake backdrop), but also remind the viewer that it is all set in his reality.”

“The process is usually very slow. Every image has a different story. I pick up ideas when I travel, when I look around or when I read. I keep all my observations in a sketchbook and I have a jpg photo library where I keep snaps of possible locations, textures, materials, composition, lights, etc. The work is about putting observations together, making associations; that is how I build both the concept and the image.”

Source: Posi+tive Magazine

All images © Noemie Goudal