Case History, a visual essay about performative art
Reworked version of an academic project
Book, Digital printing, ??? x ??? mm, 20 + 20 + 20 pages, 2021
The project focuses on the collection of photographs named Case History – by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov –, representing the terrible condition of the poorest people in his home town Kharkov, as consequence of the dissolution of the Sovietic Union. The purpose of this collection was not to made pure journalism, but performance art, reflecting on the perception of the human body in its gestures and in its relationship with the environment.
Performative Art
©2020 Alessia Rodler
CASE
HISTORY
The project focuses on the collection of photographs named Case History – by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov –, representing the terrible condition of the poorest people in his home town Kharkov, as consequence of the dissolution of the Sovietic Union. The purpose of this collection was not to made pure journalism, but performance art, reflecting on the perception of the human body in its gestures and in its relationship with the environment.
2018
A Visual Essay about performative art
Re-worked academic project
Performative art