But what is real?'Ī print of my 'Flying Eye' will hang in the photographic installationġ7 mobile artists on the walls and mirrors of the Romanian Embassy in Paris, during the first "rencontres francophones de la vidéo mobile". And sometimes the shadows communicate with the real world and the real things. There are also dancing bodies and stories of corresponding souls. But in my series 'Shadows alive' there is more than fear. They played with shadows to create a surreal vision somewhere between reality and human fears. I remember that I was always fascinated by early German expressionistic movies. They tell stories about things happening in another world. They seem to tell me stories about another life beyond the daily routine. Sometimes there is too much brightness and I am longing for the night when the big shadow overwhelms the landscape.īut also during the day when the sun is behind my back, I keep an eye on all these moving shadows which appear here and there and follow me on old stone walls and streets. My photo 'Shadows Alive (35)' is part of the 'Apps uncovered' series of .īackstory by Vanessa Vox: 'I live in a region where the sun dominates the scene very often. Little me was immediately caught by the expression of the figures as well as by the various structures of materials: the old untreated wood of the basket, the varnished wood of a homemade board game, the autumn leaves on the weathered cement steps.' I’ve shot this pic on a flea market in the south of France. It was one of those grey and melancolic days at the end of november. 'Ready For a Walk: Once upon a time there was a noble and friendly grandma, a big pink pig and a tiny black-white piglet… A colorful and imaginative scene rised up in my mind and the story began to weave. Wow! What a charming young fellow!' (Vanessa Vox) 'Early Winter in the Drôme Provençale: I just walked out of the village shop as this cute snowman looked at me intensely, like saying: ‘Please hurry! Get out your iphone cam, I’m afraid I will melt soon looking at you!’. ![]() Two of my photos are part of the 'Apps uncovered' series of ![]() I tried to accentuate the ancient character as well as the fragile feel of old paper. This is a monochrome snapshot from the hip. We look at dense rows of old books in a overfilled castle library. ' Old Books: Visible traces of time and decay. The B&W Hipstamatic combo (Scott S, Blackeys IR) finally emphasized the high contrast light scenario.' When I took the pic my eyes were caught by the light. ![]() The strongly illuminated tower and the window are witness to the rising sun behind the wall. A shadow which reminds me of the dark nave. On the photo you only see a majestic tower and an abandoned wall with an open window. This little church in the south of France has lost its roof over the centuries. ' Open Window: The special character of a ruin is that the interior space of a past time slowly transforms into an outer space. My two photos 'Open Window' and 'Old Books' are part of the 'Apps uncovered' series of . Selected by Trish Korous
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