Grand Vide
Noémie Goudal
alexander levy, Berlin
- Title
- Grand Vide
- Gallery
- alexander levy, Berlin
- Year
- 2024
- Duration
- 8 min 47 s
- Format & Technical
Single channel HD video
- Contact
- Noémie Goudal, Grand Vide, single channel HD video, 08:47 min, 2024 © Noémie Goudal, courtesy of the artist and Edel Assanti, London
The film depicts a dark, cavernous rock formation that progressively explodes in hypnotic slow motion, exposing piercing shafts of light from within. Goudal delves into the geological and conceptual magnitude of the Great Rift, examining the Tanzanian segment – one of the most visibly expressive sites of the Earth’s continuous deformation. Through a sequence of collapsing staged photographic sets choreographed with theatrical precision and underscored by a visceral soundtrack, the artist simulates the invisible forces of tectonic movement and erosion. The instability of the photographic imagery mirrors the temporality of natural form. Through the use of architectural structures and fabricated landscapes, Goudal blurs the boundaries between the real and the constructed, offering a meditation on the uncertainty that underpins our perceptions of the natural world.
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Noémie Goudal
- Artist
1984
Noémie Goudal examines the potential of the image as a whole through films, photographs and installations, reconstructing its strata and possibilities for extension. Oscillating between reality and invention, her images present large-scale installations in natural spaces that renew the very notion of landscape in our contemporary society. Noémie Goudal had several solo shows, FOAM Amsterdam and Photographers Gallery London in 2015; in Paris, at the BAL in 2016, at Finnish Museum of Photography in Helsinki and at Fotografiska in Stockholm in 2018. More recently, Fine Art Museum of Locle in Switzerland, The Contemporary Art Museum of Ballarat in Australia and The Kundsverein in Germany hosted her work.
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alexander levy
- Address
- Alt-Moabit 110, 10559, Berlin, Germany
- Phone
- +49 30 25292221
- info@alexanderlevy.net
- Website
- alexanderlevy.de
Founded in 2012, alexander levy has established itself as a platform for both national and international artists. In 2022, marking its tenth anniversary, the gallery moved from Kreuzberg to a new space in Moabit, Berlin. The larger location allowed for expanded exhibition formats and the creation of a permanent video room, which hosts a parallel program including guest artists.
The gallery focuses on conceptual practices that challenge perception, examine social structures, and engage with scientific and political themes. Exhibitions are developed in close collaboration with artists, often involving long-term, research-based projects that transform the gallery space itself.