Photomanipulation nominee

These four images from the series ‘You will always Be’ are composed solely of water in fusion with light captured at Apollo’s Fountain in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. They all come from the same digitally destructured and restructured photograph used to create a visual representation of energy flow, passage through time and space and the continuous cycle of Being.
The series alludes to stages of our evolution from our embryonic beginning to physical demise, from the release of our energy to the indestructible energetic trace of our existence.
In line with reflections on the relationship between matter and energy, and the premise that energy cannot be destroyed, the metaphysical concept is that we may no longer Be physically, but we will remain present in the form of the unique energetic essence that is our life story.

Mercedes Parodi is a British photographic artist, based in London and in Aix en Provence, France, who explores from a psychological and existential perspective themes relating to power, perception of reality, energetic forces, mindset, self-empowerment and wellbeing.

Group Exhibition
2020 - ‘Occupy the Void’ – Photo50 – London Art Fair

Solo Exhibitions:
2018 - 'Versailles and the Waters of Antiquity' - Spa Thermes Sextius, Aix en Provence, France
2013 - 'The Fountains Night Show (Versailles Part I)' - La Fontaine Obscure, Aix en Provence, France

2020 LICC (London International Creative Competition) Finalist in the Create (Art) category for the 10-image photographic automatism series 'You will always Be'

25 Honorable Mentions / Nominations in the international photographic competitions FAPA, IPA, PX3 and Monochrome Awards since 2016.