honorable mention
Alexander Mendelevich israel
title
OutsideII
But there is a different existence, in which all of our immediate needs and desires are shown, one where imperfection is, in fact, perfection. In these photographic scenes our pain, vulnerability, desires and fears are shown through distorted bodies and absurd situations.
In my photography, distortion is used as a trauma, a shock, a pain that in still imagery becomes an open wound, a suspense that goes on and on. I also try to get rid of the sweetness and loveliness that are asked for. The uncomfortable situation and the position of the body takes away the secure, certainty sense of things, makes them more weak and vulnerable and allows them to open up. In the end, the absurd and distortion in the image create a dialog or a conflict with the absurdity of the world.
Is this a reality or my attitude to reality? I do not know. And I don’t really care about it. I do not want to be held hostage by the words. Photography has a stunning paradox to combine documentary and trickery. And if any fantasy comes from our world, so everything is real, at least feeling, and that’s what matters to me.
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entry description
It seems that, in the reality of today, all our feelings are being repressed into one superficial façade. This façade allows only one type of beauty to imply on perfection.But there is a different existence, in which all of our immediate needs and desires are shown, one where imperfection is, in fact, perfection. In these photographic scenes our pain, vulnerability, desires and fears are shown through distorted bodies and absurd situations.
In my photography, distortion is used as a trauma, a shock, a pain that in still imagery becomes an open wound, a suspense that goes on and on. I also try to get rid of the sweetness and loveliness that are asked for. The uncomfortable situation and the position of the body takes away the secure, certainty sense of things, makes them more weak and vulnerable and allows them to open up. In the end, the absurd and distortion in the image create a dialog or a conflict with the absurdity of the world.
Is this a reality or my attitude to reality? I do not know. And I don’t really care about it. I do not want to be held hostage by the words. Photography has a stunning paradox to combine documentary and trickery. And if any fantasy comes from our world, so everything is real, at least feeling, and that’s what matters to me.
about the photographer
I was born in 07/12/1979 in the North Caucasus in Russia, studied at Bezalel Academy of art and design in Jerusalem, and for the last few years I create in Tel Aviv.back to gallery