Discover the intangible, enchanting work of Dolorès Marat, first winner of the Robert Delpire Book Prize, through the monographic exhibition organized by the Neuf Cinq – Robert Delpire & Sarah Moon Endowment Fund and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, and the book published by delpire & co.
“The viewer is on a little cloud, touching the marvelous thanks to these images that are so many little miracles, invitations to dream, moments of grace.” — Magali Jauffret
Dolorès Marat’s universe is a photographic enigma, a poetic and unsettling tale. Trees start to move, cinema doors smile at us, a crocodile woman takes notes, it rains birds while a stingray observes us through the aquarium glass. From the metro to the gates of the Middle East, where on earth is Dolorès Marat taking us? What’s the secret she’s whispering to us?
Dolorès Marat likes to photograph in the blue hour, at dusk or dawn, in dimly lit, vaporous atmospheres, conducive to the marvelous. She embraces this motion blur, and her proximity to painting is reinforced by her choice of the Fresson charcoal print. Hallucinatory images, fleeting visions, everything is suggested, allowing viewers to invent their own stories.
Practical information :
Fondation Sozzani
22, rue Marx Dormoy – 75018 Paris
