Photo Editions, 2024. First edition.
Softcover, 104 pp., 50 b/w illustrations, 165 x 230 mm. Photographs by Alison McCauley. Design by Tom Booth Woodger.
Shimmers by Alison McCauley features an enigmatic sequence of images captured in the Côte d’Azur between 2013 and 2023. The Côte d’Azur is a destination that’s invaded by visitors and tourists year upon year. It offers a hedonistic lifestyle that attracts many in search of escapism, pleasure and fast money; a great deal happens in the shadows here.
“While working on this series, I often had a quote from Somerset Maugham in my head. He referred to the French Riviera as ‘a sunny place for shady people.’ This connected with what I saw and felt. It’s this contrast between the beautiful, shimmering surfaces and the dark, flip side that intrigues me. Shimmers is my love letter to this place … but it’s a pragmatic, eyes wide open kind of love.” - Alison McCauley
Printed in a mix of duotone and silver printing, Shimmers dares you to enter the dark heart of the French Riviera.
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A Small Voice Podcast # 169: Alison McCauley
