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In the series of photos “Tatiana,” I focus on the time during the pandemic—the impact of lockdown on an artist’s creativity. I showcase the possibilities of using materials available “at hand.”

The series begins with finding a “friend” in the trash, specifically in a garbage bag. With each subsequent photo, we see many stages of this friendship, from cleaning, through online conversations, to celebrating New Year’s Eve. The photography style aims to highlight the kitschiness of the mannequin as much as possible.

The final presentation of the photo series was completed with a project for a short book in the form of a spiral-bound notebook (here I present a few sample pages)—in the future, I would like to print this series.

The main objective was to achieve photos with minimal Photoshop intervention. To replicate the style of selected paintings by Fangor, I used glass bottles and small circles cut from plexiglass—all additionally “constructed” with modeling clay. In one photo, you can see the construction of the blue painting. The effect of the work was achieved through depth of field and my personal interpretation of what could be hidden in Fangor’s paintings to make them come alive in the photographs.

I completed the work at home during the pandemic, without access to professional studio and light modifiers.