Bio | Mercedes Parodi Photography

Born and educated in the UK, based in London and Aix en Provence, France.

"Spontaneous handheld photography fits well with my experience of creation generally as

an almost simultaneous sublime moment of connection and disconnection.

Photographing light has led me to understand that light does not only enable us to see.

Light is also able to open the perceptual door to another place

where anything is possible."

The artist sees herself on a psychological, philosophical and scientific journey into the realms of perception.

When capturing multiple light sources, the camera records what she senses, rather than what the limited human eye can see, revealing something beyond visual reality of an energetic dimension. The light leads the way in altering perception which in turn mirrors deep reflection on the universal order of things, our interaction with the metaphysical forces that surround us and the very nature of existence. She uses spontaneous light-infused imagery in both highly constructed compositions and subconscious autonomous transformations to explore existential and humanistic themes.

Mercedes Parodi heralds light not only as a major factor in altering our sensorial perception of an environment, but also as a driving force, reflecting and interacting with our thought processes and state of mind. Her conceptual imagery is a metaphorical, symbolic and constructive presentation of light in positive response to some of the universal cerebral and emotive challenges of humankind.

A selection of water sculptures from the series You will always Be was presented for the first time in a

collective exhibition entitled

Occupy the Void and curated by Laura Noble for

Photo50 - London Art Fair 2020