In her series, La famille incertaine, Claudia Imbert explores the subconscious of a French family. She explores the hidden side of happiness that seems so questionable, slithering before us in silence. Moments of solitude, feelings of imprisonment, projects of escaping always put off, each house, each space becoming a cocoon where people appear both as prisoner and guard. Optimism is merely a façade. But is joy so distant? No, it is very close. Before a background of promise, in the tenderness of a glance, in an object that sings. Sadness is just a coating. We must scratch endlessly. Behind, a mirror reflects both disappointment, and profound humanity.

After having worked in cinema for ten years as photographer’s assistant, then as director of photography, Claudia Imbert is currently working on an artistic project on the border of photography and film, between the still and moving image. Claudia Imbert works and lives in France.

Claudia Imbert, La famille incertaine
Until December 1, 2011

Galerie Marie Cini
16, rue Saint-Claude
75003 Paris