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While his photos may seem morose, even sad, the intention is to cultivate a certain ambiguity. Because Olivier Cornil is an optimist and utopian. Everywhere he goes, he looks for beauty. Whether in the landscapes he criss-crosses or in his chance encounters with the people he comes across, or those who live alongside him.
In Thuin, Olivier Cornil has met many people who own gardens. This nature-lover enjoyed going into these labyrinths: a haven organised with passion, a jungle or well-aligned vines. He enjoyed getting lost in them, listening to hopes and disappointments, and dreams. For Fluide, he photographed the gardens and endeavoured to offer his view of what they are, between what is visible and invisible, the public and the private. Eight of his photos will be exhibited, in alternation, in the Belfry Quarter and a collection will tell of his wanderings through texts and pictures. Because Olivier Cornil writes. He likes to talk about what he sees, the people he meets. He tells stories, both real and very personal, like a logbook so that the reader is free to interpret his photos. When you see them, it is impossible not to be moved by the gentleness and humanity of his view and to experience the desire to share such beauty.
