honorable mention
Mariia Korneeva united kingdom
title
Fire, Water, Golden boat
To me, this topic seems like a repetitive process. With each passing year, experience accumulates that changes the idea of adulthood and it begins to seem that we live too little to be considered real adults. Still, there are points of change and turns on our way.
2020-2021 have become key years in my artistic practice. I rethought my vision of photography and found myself. Living in England and being in constant isolation from society, I found the time and energy to look inside, to use the body as a tool for communication with the world, as a filter through which I want to talk with the spectators about important things. Using a self-portrait, paper miniatures, and handmade decorations, I create a space of fabulousness from the films I saw as a child.
Now I am no longer a child. But it's hard for me to call myself an adult either. This year I will turn 30. My friends told me about the rituals they performed in their thirties: I flew to another country, although I had never traveled abroad before, stood naked in the forest at night and listened to my favorite songs, took a bath by candlelight and burned notes with wishes, made herself 30 gifts. Everyone had an action with which they marked this date.
Throughout the history of human development, there have been rituals of transition and initiation as an integral part of moving forward. Marking important milestones in our lives from birth to death. This allows us to feel oneness with our ancestors, family, society, to be something more. This project has become my ritual.
In the past, Korneeva has used her practice as an excuse to connect with others directly. It was an exhausting and very stressful period for her, because she suffers with depression and anxiety disorders. Now she has changed the focus from outside to inside in order to better understand herself, her place in the world, and better understand others through art.
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entry description
Do you consider yourself an adult? Was there a moment in your life that you perceived as a turn towards growing up?To me, this topic seems like a repetitive process. With each passing year, experience accumulates that changes the idea of adulthood and it begins to seem that we live too little to be considered real adults. Still, there are points of change and turns on our way.
2020-2021 have become key years in my artistic practice. I rethought my vision of photography and found myself. Living in England and being in constant isolation from society, I found the time and energy to look inside, to use the body as a tool for communication with the world, as a filter through which I want to talk with the spectators about important things. Using a self-portrait, paper miniatures, and handmade decorations, I create a space of fabulousness from the films I saw as a child.
Now I am no longer a child. But it's hard for me to call myself an adult either. This year I will turn 30. My friends told me about the rituals they performed in their thirties: I flew to another country, although I had never traveled abroad before, stood naked in the forest at night and listened to my favorite songs, took a bath by candlelight and burned notes with wishes, made herself 30 gifts. Everyone had an action with which they marked this date.
Throughout the history of human development, there have been rituals of transition and initiation as an integral part of moving forward. Marking important milestones in our lives from birth to death. This allows us to feel oneness with our ancestors, family, society, to be something more. This project has become my ritual.
about the photographer
Mariia explores the world through the prism of self-portrait practices, drawings and collages. For research, she uses therapy and mindfulness practice, and she imagines herself as a tool through which Mariia can explore a topic of interest - this helps her to conduct a deeper and more personal research and be more sincere with the viewer. Her work is not limited to direct photography.In the past, Korneeva has used her practice as an excuse to connect with others directly. It was an exhausting and very stressful period for her, because she suffers with depression and anxiety disorders. Now she has changed the focus from outside to inside in order to better understand herself, her place in the world, and better understand others through art.
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