Galerie Christophe Gaillard is delighted to present an exhibition devoted to the work of French photographer Marina Gadonneix (b. 1977).
A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles, the artist harmoniously blends documentary and fiction in her photographs, often exposing the intricacies of our screen culture. More specif- ically, she is drawn to places or sites that are temporarily deserted, such as film sets, photographers’ studios or scientific laboratories. By capturing their intermediate states, the artist exposes the way in which reality is simulated and constructed, drawing attention to the way in which our environment is continually in the process of being brought into being. These are not only images of what appears, but also of what can hypnotise the gaze and sharpen the imagination, both through the incomprehensibility of the seen and the conceivability of the unknown.
