Diana Luganski
About the artwork
From the body of work Curtain, I have selected for this exhibition a newspaper installation that covers the gallery window, a silver gelatin print, and an inkjet print. These pieces include references to contemporary photography, classical painting, fashion imagery, horror movies, and my prior works. In this body of work, I try to set myself free from seriality and narrative. Each part of the whole works independently.
I’m fascinated by the interface between the magical and the mundane. The ambivalence of lens-based media, the conflict between the documentary and the fictional, is an important starting point in my practice. In my works, something obvious is often revealed to be something completely different, yet equally real.