Ponomarova Olena

“I’m exploring the topic of newborns. My models are children 14 days from birth. This is the fourth piece in the “Color” series In the photo, I depicted part of the newborn’s head and his thin barely noticeable hair. Then we see a line of gold paint, it links the connection between the baby and the void that is outside the picture.

With this line, I wanted to emphasize that every person at birth has a connection with something that fills him. First, it’s the mother’s umbilical cord, then it’s a connection with something invisible. Over the years, we either strengthen it or lose it. The thread in the picture continues or is interrupted over time, only the spectator can decide.

My photos about things that are not very comfortable to say. In the paintings, everything speaks of the condition, forms-poses, color-paint and background, technique-mix of photography and paint, patal – very tender and vulnerable. My photos are about the feelings of a woman, the owner of which she becomes against her will. These are deeply emotional works that were created on the basis of real women’s stories.”