© Alena Zhandarova, Untitled, from the project Cornflower tea and chocolate © Alena Zhandarova, Untitled, from the project Cornflower tea and chocolate AZ’s work here
Read More
N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
© Alena Zhandarova, Untitled, from the project Cornflower tea and chocolate © Alena Zhandarova, Untitled, from the project Cornflower tea and chocolate AZ’s work here
Read More© Nikita Pirogov, Sofa, from the project The Other Shore © Nikita Pirogov, Hands, from the project The Other Shore © Nikita Pirogov, Semeon, from the project The Other Shore The Other Shore is a media project that is in progress and which I have been working on for three years. It consists of photography,…
Read More© Andrei Liankevich, Untitled, from the series Fake animals © Andrei Liankevich, Spike of wheat, from the series Pagan culture in belarus, 2008-2010 More of Andrei’s work here
Read More© Klaus Pichler, Untitled, from the series Skeletons in the closet, 2008-2011 © Klaus Pichler, Untitled, from the series Skeletons in the closet, 2008-2011 “It all started when I happened to catch a glimpse through a basement window of the museum of natural history one night: an office with a desk, a computer, shelves and…
Read More© Daria Tuminas, Untitled, from the series Ivan and the Moon © Daria Tuminas, Untitled, from the series Ivan and the Moon © Daria Tuminas, Untitled, from the series Ivan and the Moon “Ivan is the elder, he is 16. Andrey, nicknamed Moon, is the younger, 14 by now. The two brothers live in a…
Read More“The surrealists believed that objects in the world possess a certain but unspecifiable intensity that had been dulled by everyday use and utility. They meant to reanimate this dormant intensity, to bring their minds once again into close contact with the matter that made up their world. André Breton’s maxim “Beautiful as the chance encounter…
Read More© Gillian Mairi Alexander, Woman with Strawberry Laces for Hair, 2011 © Gillian Mairi Alexander, Of This Earth, 2011 © Gillian Mairi Alexander, Dusting, 2011 Installation view: The Icing Table, Dusting, The Crowning of The Cake Princess and Of This Earth, Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2011 “Long has been my adoration for cake.…
Read More© Yoshi Kametani, Untitled, from the series Plastic Spoon, 2006-2010 © Yoshi Kametani, Untitled, from the series Plastic Spoon, 2006-2010 Plastic Spoon is a collection of visual documents obtained in Muirhouse, a council scheme located in Edinburgh, UK. More of Yoshi’s work here
Read More“I went to Venice, and I came back worried. (…) many times over — too many times for comfort — I saw the same thing, a highly recognizable generic institutional style whose manifestations are by now extremely familiar. Neo-Structuralist film with overlapping geometric colors, photographs about photographs, projectors screening loops of grainy black-and-white archival footage,…
Read More© Pierre Devin, Mondego 94, 1994 Colecção Nacional de Fotografia © Centro Português de Fotografia
Read More© Léonie Hampton, Untitled, from the series Autonomy, the Cariou Family – France © Léonie Hampton, Untitled, from the series Autonomy, the Cariou Family – France The Cariou family Live an autonomous life in Provence. Faced with the huge cost of property in their area they were fortunate to buy a small olive grove in…
Read MoreGreece: Post #2 Kanellos, the Greek protest dog © Angelos Tzortzinis, from the series Greece Economy crisis © Angelos Tzortzinis, from the series Greece Economy crisis “The economic crisis in Greece has sparked riots and violent reactions. Massive protests broke out against severe government spending cuts aimed at saving the country from economic collapse. Thousands…
Read MoreGreece: Post #1 Costas Douzinas’ article on the Guardian: In Greece, we see democracy in action © Milos Bicanski, from the series Indebted Greece © Milos Bicanski, from the series Indebted Greece More of Milos’ work here
Read More© Kathleen Robbins, Untitled, from The Hostess Project “In an effort to further inhabit my grandmother’s memories as a young wife, I began an autobiographical, photographic record of my experiences with her recipe journal. This ongoing project is as much a social experiment as a nostalgic experience. I dress in her clothing, prepare meals based…
Read More© Nuno Direitinho, Untitled, from the series Backbone © Nuno Direitinho, Untitled, from the series Backbone © Nuno Direitinho, Untitled, from the series Backbone “The work aims to set up a dialogue between truth and deception in representation through the context of photography. I look for the juxtaposition between images and their contextual settings, aiming…
Read More© Marikel Lahana, Herbert, from the series Fictions aptères, 2009 © Marikel Lahana, Cygne, from the series Fictions aptères, 2009 More of Marikel’s work can be seen here
Read More© Jessica Sumerling, Living room, from the series Grow Heathrow, 2010 © Jessica Sumerling, Keith’s winter shower, from the series Grow Heathrow, 2010 © Jessica Sumerling, Tilly and Aimee, from the series Grow Heathrow, 2010 As modern society has been burdened with social, political and environmental challenges, people have become disenchanted with our current way…
Read More© Raquel Mendes, Untitled, 2006 © Raquel Mendes, Still Life I, 2007 How often do we speak of nakedness as if it were a kind of truth, the naked truth? “Why do those who abandon clothes to pursue their leisure and recreation call themselves naturists? Are nakedness, nature and truth inseparable? Stripping naked, Georges Bataille…
Read More© Erin M. Perfect Untitled, from the series Suspending Belief © Erin M. Perfect Untitled, from the series Suspending Belief More of Erin’s work here
Read More© Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva © Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva More ofMarianne’s work here
Read More© Gary Watts Untitled #1, from the series Iconicity © Gary Watts Untitled #7, from the series Iconicity “The use of lens based media provides a platform that enables me to explore thematic aspects of every day, attempting to look beyond the physical features of objects and environments and examine the sub-text contained within the…
Read More© Kamile Matulaityte, The Abduction of Persephone I , from the series Seven Days with my Mother in D1, 2010 © Kamile Matulaityte, Minotaur, from the series Seven Days with my Mother in D1, 2010 Seven Days with my Mother in D1′ is a series of portraits showing an alternative reality of the relationship between…
Read More© Holly Birtles, Lucy, from the 1f Opera Series, 2011 © Holly Birtles, Yuri, from the 1f Opera Series, 2011 More of Holly’s work here
Read More© Laurence Skivée, Koen Wastijn “puma”, 2009 © Laurence Skivée, Mona Hatoum “Witness” (detail), Galerie Chantal Crousel, 2010 © Laurence Skivée, éclats, 2010 “À supposer que la photographie puisse ou doive servir à quelque chose, ce devrait être à fixer l’ordinaire, le mouvement de l’ordinaire, à arrêter simplement pour un instant le flux de l’ordinaire.…
Read More© Suzanne Doppelt, Lazy Suzie, P.O.L, 2009 © Suzanne Doppelt, Lazy Suzie, P.O.L, 2009
Read More© Kristin Skees, Untitled, from the series Cozy Portraits © Kristin Skees, Untitled, from the series Cozy Portraits More of Kristin’s work here
Read More