The kind people at Galeria Senda/2Nou2 in lovely Barcelona talked to me about the work of Russian artist, Oleg Dou. These pieces are digital photographs that are then manipulated. His main theme is the human face. These are photos of children, put in costumes. This series is called "Cubs" and is unusual in that most of Dou's work is square where these are rectangular.
If they creep you out a little that might be because they are based (this series) on 19th century photos of dead children. It was traditional to take photos of dressed up children who had passed away. Seems macabre now, but it was not seen that way at the time.
In a way Dou is intersecting past and present here, in a subtle way, that only very few people will ever notice or understand (I wouldn't have except the young woman from the gallery explained it to me).
If they creep you out a little that might be because they are based (this series) on 19th century photos of dead children. It was traditional to take photos of dressed up children who had passed away. Seems macabre now, but it was not seen that way at the time.
In a way Dou is intersecting past and present here, in a subtle way, that only very few people will ever notice or understand (I wouldn't have except the young woman from the gallery explained it to me).
Fawn, Mole & Fawn II by Oleg Dou
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