La dimension perdue, de la série Miroirs aux alouettes. 2018
In my « Miroirs aux alouettes » series, initiated in 2016, I create impossible images by sticking pictures in the public or exhibition space. I revisit the notion of trompe l’oeil and mise en abime. My production performs as much as installation as photography.
La folie ordinaire, de la série Miroirs aux alouettes. 2017
In my « Miroirs aux alouettes » series, initiated in 2016, I create impossible images by sticking pictures in the public or exhibition space. I revisit the notion of trompe l’oeil and mise en abime. My production performs as much as installation as photography.
Le miroir, de la série Miroirs aux alouettes. 2017
In my « Miroirs aux alouettes » series, initiated in 2016, I create impossible images by sticking pictures in the public or exhibition space. I revisit the notion of trompe l’oeil and mise en abime. My production performs as much as installation as photography.
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Born in 1981 in Martigny, Olivier Lovey obtained a Master's degree in psychology at the University of Fribourg (2006) before moving on to the field of photography. Between 2008 and 2009, he studied at the Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais (ECAV) then enrolled at the School of Applied Arts of Vevey (CEPV), where he obtained his diploma of advanced training in photography (2011). His work has been exhibited, among others, at the 2012 Photoforum Prize, 2014 Selection / Auswahl in Biel, at the 2013 Prix Voies-Off in Arles, at the 18th Young VFG Photography Award 2014 and at the Boutographies of Montpellier where he receives the Prix Réponses Photo 2015. In 2018, he won first prize at the Swiss Photo Award in the Fine Arts category with his "Miroirs aux alouettes" series.