Winnie Mo Rielly at the MEP Studio
Alice Bouju
Infractuosité by Winnie Mo Rielly: where the body dissolves into image, matter, and space
From June 10 to July 12, 2026, the Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents Infractuosité, a new exhibition by Winnie Mo Rielly at the MEP Studio. Part of the museum’s Spring Season, the exhibition explores the relationship between the body, images, and space through an immersive installation.
Rather than presenting a series of works to look at one by one, Infractuosité invites visitors to move through a space that constantly changes. Here, Winnie Mo Rielly does not show the body as a complete figure. Instead, it appears through traces and fragments.
A Spring Season built as a constellation
This spring, the MEP brings together several exhibitions across its different galleries. Alongside major presentations dedicated to photography, the MEP Studio continues to highlight emerging artists and new voices. Within this programme, Infractuosité offers a different experience. Photography is no longer limited to the wall, but it becomes part of the space itself, creating connections between images, objects, and visitors.
Bodies that leak into space
At the heart of the exhibition is the idea that the body is never completely fixed. In Winnie Mo Rielly’s work, it therefore moves beyond its own boundaries and blends with its surroundings.
Instead of showing the body directly, the artist works with traces of movement and presence. Photography, sculpture, and installation come together to create forms that feel both familiar and strange. As Tiffany Dornoy Rezaei writes in the exhibition text, “the body is no longer an isolated form, but a dispersed presence.”
Space as a living threshold
In Infractuosité, space plays an important role. Walls, surfaces, and objects seem to interact with the works around them. The line between image and sculpture becomes less clear. Photographs and drawings are integrated into structures rather than simply displayed on them. In other words, they become part of the material itself, creating a dialogue between surface and depth.
As a result, the exhibition encourages visitors to look more closely and pay attention to how images occupy space.
Between surface and depth
Many of the works explore the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. What first appears solid can reveal hidden depths. Surfaces suggest what lies beneath them. Overall, this creates a feeling of constant transformation. Body and architecture begin to mirror each other, raising questions about what separates them and what connects them.
The MEP Studio as a breathing organism
Rather than offering a clear narrative, Infractuosité leaves room for interpretation. The exhibition creates an atmosphere where visitors can explore at their own pace and build their own connections between the works.
For this first solo exhibition in a Parisian museum, Winnie Mo Rielly transforms the MEP Studio into a space that feels alive. As visitors move through it, the installation changes with them.
Thoughtful, immersive, and open to multiple readings, Infractuosité is an invitation to experience photography beyond the image and to discover one of the most promising emerging artists of her generation.
Cover image: Scratched & snatched, 2024 © Winnie Mo Rielly (image by © Aurélien Mole)
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Alice is a Paris based photograper with a passion for fashion. Based in Paris, she develops an approach that brings together photography and writing, often mixing the two within her projects.
Her work is deeply rooted in reality. She is particularly drawn to documentary practices, using images and text as complementary tools to observe, question, and reinterpret the world around her. Whether through visual series or written pieces, she seeks to capture fragments of the everyday and give them a new narrative dimension.
She has developed a strong interest in research and editorial work. Writing articles, exploring contexts, and building stories from real-life subjects naturally extend her creative process. This intersection between documentation and storytelling reflects a field she has long been eager to explore.
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