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
© Daesung Lee, from the series Futuristic Archeology, 2013-14. © Daesung Lee, from the series Futuristic Archeology, 2013-14. “Desertification in Mongolia- Nomadic life has been central to traditional Mongolian culture throughout history. Even with changes brought about by urbanisation in recent years, 35% of Mongolians are living a nomadic life and thus still depend on…
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© Seo-Yeoung Won, Chair, from the series Compressed Reality, 2010 © © Seo-Yeoung Won, Wheel, from the series Compressed Reality, 2010 “My work starts with sublimating from a mere common object in dairy life to an entity having a particular denotative meaning. For this, I have paid attention to existing expression methods of painting and…
Read More© Myoung Ho Lee, Tree #3, from the series Tree, 2006 © Myoung Ho Lee, Tree #2, from the series Tree, 2006 “South Korean photographer Myoung Ho Lee does something rather simple — and rather similar to the working process of the late legend Richard Avedon: He separates his subjects from their environments by way…
Read More© Hyungkoo Lee, Helmet 1 (Self portrait), from the series The Objectuals, 2000 © Hyungkoo Lee, Altering Features with RH5, from the series The Objectuals, 2003 “‘The Objectuals’ which seek the transformation of the original form is a narration of not actually changing the body, but a visual transformation created by the invention of a…
Read More© Ina Jang, A girl © Ina Jang, A boy “My on-going project is an interpretation on the world I dwell. It is a world where people interact with paper objects and blank walls. They seem isolated, emotionally neutralized and void of identities. In such a quiet world, what really matters left in the empty…
Read More© Kyungwoo Chun, Believing in seeing #7-1, from the series Believing in seeing, 2007 © Kyungwoo Chun, Believing in seeing #2, from the series Believing in seeing, 2007 “I photograph not what I see, but what I believe exists.”1) This words of Chun Kyungwoo stated in an interview reveal his thoughts on photography and imply…
Read More© Yeondoo Jung, bewitched #06, from the series Bewitched, Tokio, 2002 © Yeondoo Jung, bewitched #11, from the series Bewitched, New York, 2003 “In his 2004 series of portraits “Bewitched,” which takes its title from a well-known American sitcom of the sixties that gained wide popularity in Asia as well, Jung interviewed local adolescents about…
Read More© Chan-Hyo Bae, Untitled, from the series Existing in Costume, 2007 © Chan-Hyo Bae, Untitled, from the series Existing in Costume, 2007 “The sun never sets over the British Empire.” The country of Queen, the country with pride in her history and tradition, still seems to be breathing in Great Britain. I try to become…
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© Hee Seung Chung, Untitled, from the series Nostalgia, 2004 © Hee Seung Chung, Untitled, from the series Nostalgia, 2004 © Hee Seung Chung, Untitled, from the series Nostalgia, 2004 Moments to remember are just like other moments. They are only made memorable by the scars they leave…From ‘La Jetée’ by Chris Marker. “Nostalgia derives…
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