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The Search Photograph - Limited Edition of 18

Elena Lyakir

United States

Photography, Black & White on Paper

Size: 30 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in

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For me, the Aves series has become an ongoing exploration of how we relate to the visual experience emotionally. Images represent reality in symbols. Like memories and dreams, they reveal themselves in the physical world, asserting meaning into the mental activities of waking life. Using migratory b...

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2009

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Photography, Black & White on Paper

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Limited Edition of 18

Size:

30 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in

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Not Applicable

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Not Framed

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Certificate is Included

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Ships Rolled in a Tube

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Shipping is included in price.

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As an immigrant, I am perpetually searching for a place that feels like home, and my creative expression stems from this longing. Although my work is not a direct commentary on my experiences as a refugee, it serves as a metaphor for emotions that crystallize within when we search for our place in the world. The ethereal, poetically layered landscapes and bird photographs I create symbolize the complexities that shape and color our perception of reality, as we all perceive the world through a unique and individual lens. Through my work I explore themes of memory, perception, belonging, and nostalgia, gently unraveling the trauma of displacement. Layer by layer, I seek to rebuild the fragmented soul by filling in the gaps left by upheaval and disruption, restoring a sense of wholeness and continuity aligned with the natural world. I attempt to ignite a dialogue between internal and external landscapes, transcending the boundaries of reality and imagination. My work is a meditation on the poignant duality of beauty intertwined with a sense of nostalgia, which the dislocated, like myself, are destined to inhabit. My practice is often informed by site-specific work. The preparation for a new project involves immersing myself in a landscape, spending many hours listening, contemplating, and investigating. To capture the dreamlike landscapes, I employ a range of techniques, including tilt-shift lenses, makeshift filters, and in-camera multi-exposures. The intuitive nature of my creative process is a means of transcendence, healing, and revelation of the extraordinary. BIO: Elena Lyakir's creative journey began amidst the stark realities of Soviet Ukraine, the environment in which she spent her formative years. Despite the constraints imposed by the regime on artistic expression, the mystical elements woven into her culture's rich literary tapestry, often shrouded in symbolism and metaphor, sparked a creative flame that would come to define the sentiment and aesthetic of her work. Lyakir immigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1990. Leaving her homeland and the challenges of adapting to a new culture had a profound impact on her. The emotional ramifications of exile, a sense of longing, and the ongoing search for belonging have become the themes threaded into the very fabric of her art practice, infusing her work with emotional resonance. Arriving in New York City alone at barely 18, she initially worked as a model and photographer's assistant.

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