Masha Trotzky

"I've never been interested in photography as in mere light reflection. I do almost never use photoshop. It's really interesting for me not only to expose the reality existing but to create, to construct my own version of it, to find protagonists. This process resembles theater, with costumes and scenery. Photography gives only a simplicity of exposure.

My works are mostly dedicated to globalization, up-to-date world processes, to conflicts aroused on the edge of historical traditions and new values of post industrial society. Shall we show the featureless office life or complicated perception of emigrants, we show always a person, a human being as a center: his portrait, his feelings, his sense of the world. As to the form, I work a lot with fast food, with modern colorful packings of products, cans of cola, French fries packs.. This is sure both a heritage of pop art that is close to me since my childhood, and 'brandmania' that is the tons of beautifully packed trash, due to the commercial demand, congesting our world. We are sinking in it. I guess this material is still topical, though I feel the need to deal with something more solid and everlasting."

Solo exhibitions:

• lery Stockholm / December 2022
• SAAS London Gallery / January 2020
• Brussels / 22 October / November 2019
• Paris / Le Dirigeable gallery / April - June 2019
• Brussels / NGCI gallery / March 2018
• NordArt / Germany / June-October 2017
• Malmo / STPLN Art Center / June 2016
• STR'OFF / Strasbourg, France / November 2015
• Ziferblat London, UK / October 2015
• NordArt, Germany / May-October 2014
• AdA Gallery, Barcelona / March 2014
• “La Pillola» Gallery, Bologna, Italy / December 2011
• aDa Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, February 2014
• Fotoloft Gallery, Moscow, November 2013
• Florence Design Week, Lungarno Acciaiuoli, May 2012
• Artplay gallery, Moscow, November 2012
• Central House of Artists, Moscow, April 2012
• “DesignBoom” Gallery, Moscow, March 2012
• “La Pillola» Gallery, Bologna, Italy, December 2011
• “Naberegnaya Tower” Gallery, Moscow-City, Russia, July 2011

Main collective exhibitions:

- Bologna Art Fair, Italy, January 2014
- Divieto Affissione, Napoli, October 2013
- Arte Rugabella, villa Rusconi, Milano, September 2012, October 2013
- Bellezza Project, centro CianQi, Milano, November 2012
- Naxos Art Center, Greece, July 2012
- Vienna-TRAVELGALLERY , June 2011
- Perm Photo Biennale, ...