Photo series
silky touch
Tatiana Bulanova
Photo project Silky Touch builds on my previous artistic explorations, showcasing the quaint side of mundane objects. This time, it glorifies a simple pillow wrapped in a silky pillowcase. From a certain angle, its delicate lines and smooth surface could resemble the body of a large, beautiful creature or a couple intertwined in the act of love battle. The last image in the series, in a way, disintegrates that imaginary world by forcefully invading the frame and ruining that delicate balance.
Using two analog cameras, I made these images less technically precise to create the effect of an unwanted gaze, as if the viewer had caught a private scene they weren't supposed to see.
Using two analog cameras, I made these images less technically precise to create the effect of an unwanted gaze, as if the viewer had caught a private scene they weren't supposed to see.
Each photo can be aquired as a fine art print on request / sizes up to 60x40 cm
For any inquires, please, contact me.
For any inquires, please, contact me.
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.
- 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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