Fotoii Mag Issue #001 | Page 25

Corinne Mercadier Solo. Francesca Wilkins Until recently, Corinne Mercadier’s work was based around the use of polaroid film, which she used to capture images that blurred the boundaries between reality and fiction. Solo, one of her most recent series, steps away from her previous working method to create the surreal scenes, characteristic of her style, through new means. The photographs from this series incite curiosity, inevitably leading the viewer to wonder wherein their significance lies. Do the figures represent individuals or are they visual allegories - personifications of virtues or ideas? And where is it that they find themselves? Are these the landscapes of the photographer’s dreams? Helped by various friends and assistants, Corinne has staged these elegant theatrical scenes on salt flats and empty airport runways. With on