Photo series
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Tatiana Bulanova
This photo series is a continuation of REFLECTIONS, which explores the theme of immigration and the internal adjustments that occur through physical interaction with the city.
While the subdued tension remains, the series evolves into a poignant visual study of how we adapt our minds and bodies to blend into the spaces we call home. This visual tension is heightened by the dramatic contrast of light and shadow, symbolizing the quiet, internal conflict and signalising that this mimicry captures the very essence of adaptation.
This time the inspiration was drawn from the abstract graphical sculpture “Constellation” by Bernhard Heiliger.
While the subdued tension remains, the series evolves into a poignant visual study of how we adapt our minds and bodies to blend into the spaces we call home. This visual tension is heightened by the dramatic contrast of light and shadow, symbolizing the quiet, internal conflict and signalising that this mimicry captures the very essence of adaptation.
This time the inspiration was drawn from the abstract graphical sculpture “Constellation” by Bernhard Heiliger.
Each of the images is 30x42 cm collage with print on Photo Glossy 260 g/m² paper and printed foils.
Photos are also available separately in variable sizes. If you're interested, please send me the number(s) of the photo(s) you like, and I will get in touch with you.
Photos are also available separately in variable sizes. If you're interested, please send me the number(s) of the photo(s) you like, and I will get in touch with you.
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Artist's statement
My work is usually created around a theme that I feel is capable of turning common beliefs and conformities upside down. My current medium is photography. Depending on the subject, I use a vintage analogue camera, a digital one or a simple smartphone lens. Other applications and mixed media materials help me to convey a sense of 'otherworldliness' to the subject or to highlight an unusual side of everyday things and situations.
I believe it's extremely important to keep your eyes and your mind wide open, to see the world more complicated than it seems at first glance. By creating these new layers in my pictures, I'm trying to lift the veil of reality and have a good laugh at its underlining. The main goal is juxtaposing the conventional beliefs with the essence of things.
I believe it's extremely important to keep your eyes and your mind wide open, to see the world more complicated than it seems at first glance. By creating these new layers in my pictures, I'm trying to lift the veil of reality and have a good laugh at its underlining. The main goal is juxtaposing the conventional beliefs with the essence of things.
- Tatiana BulanovaBorn in Saratov, USSR (Russia) in 1987, is a Berlin-based photographer and visual artist. MA in Russian Literature, worked as an editor on various book projects. Her interest in photography grew as she was a student, but it wasn't until she moved to Germany in 2016 when she dedicated her photo and mix media works to commemorating the quirky side of the metropolis, addressing such topics as immigration, self-reinvention and questioning the common beliefs.
Photocredits:Tatiana Bulanova
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