Naturemorte
My final project at Shenkar College, “Naturemorte” was guided by Dekel Bobrov and Hila Shantieli, 2019.
The project visualises my experience of immigration from Russia and assimilation in Israel as a child.
Drawing inspiration from classical still life paintings and the symbolism behind every object (for instance - fish and bread represent jesus, a feather represents hope and freedom), I created a series of five still life photographs.
Each scene focuses on one meal and combines elements from my life with the collective “aliyah” experience. It my art direction I wanted to create a gradient of colours from a dark but classically Russian setting to a light pastel pink, the last scene is a “futuristic” and more personal representation of who I am today that casts a pink hue on the future.
Concept, art direction & production by Alena Ploski
Photography by Anatoli Michaello
“Still life
with
my grandfathers fish“
1999
my grandfathers fish“
1999
“Still life with school lunch”
2000
2000
“Still life
with
a holiday feast”
2001
a holiday feast”
2001
“Still life,
Israeli dinner”
2003
Israeli dinner”
2003
“Still life,
the future
in pink”
2020
the future
in pink”
2020
