Noémie Goudal, 2013
Observatoire VI
Created by Noémie Goudal in 2013. Mysterious seaside landscapes in which elements of modernist architecture quietly stand: Noémie Goudal’s observatories are like monuments from another dimension.
Goudal’s pictures could have been derived from digital manipulation, but instead they are actual analogue photos, which have been very precisely shot. This photographic series is the result of spatial interventions and physical constructions; the artist built these structures herself, out of paper. Goudal constructs her own landscapes before photographing them, questioning the relationship between two- and three-dimensionality in her images.
In Observatoire VI, the stairs are a bridge between earth and sky. Inspired by geomorphic architecture, her edifices integrate into their natural surroundings. Her fictional environments become a theatrical setting distinguished by an intriguing aesthetic.
© Noémie Goudal, courtesy of the Foam Collection
