Svetlana Talanova creates images by hand in the darkroom. The following pages are an edit of two series: PhotoSynthesis (2021) and No Less Than Others (2022), which were both made directly on photosensitive paper by exposing natural materials to light. Talanova is interested in the shared patterns, that are repeated across the organic world, in both plants and humans. Veins – which transport water, nutrients and minerals to the rest of a plant – are lit up with icy blues, teals, luminous yellows and greens, whilst some leaf edges appear torn, broken and fragmented. The aim of these pictures is, as Talanova explains, to illuminate “the delicate balance between growth and decline, erosion and deposition, light and dark, decay and rejuvenation, life and death … The subtle framework of existence that holds life together and risks breaking apart.” At their core is a question: who – if anyone – does nature belong to, and what is humanity’s responsibility? svetlanatalanova.com | @svetlanatalanovastudio
Image Credits:
- Svetlana Talanova, PhotoSynthesis XIV, (2021).
- Svetlana Talanova, No Less Than Others XII, (2022).
- Aesthetica 97 Svetlana Talanova, No Less Than Others III, (2022).
- Svetlana Talanova, PhotoSynthesis VI, (2021).
- Svetlana Talanova, No Less Than Others, (2022).
- Svetlana Talanova, PhotoSynthesis XII, (2021).
- Svetlana Talanova, PhotoSynthesis XV, (2021).
- Svetlana Talanova,No Less Than Others I, (2022).
- Svetlana Talanova, No Less Than Others IX, (2022).
- Svetlana Talanova, PhotoSynthesis XXIV, (2021).
- Svetlana Talanova, No Less Than Others V, (2022).
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