SUPERIMPOSITION AND PHOTOMONTAGE RESEARCH:
SERGEY LARENKOV:
Ghosts of the Past:
Russian photgrapher Sergey Larenkov created a set of mash-up photographs using historical images from the past and images from today being taken at the same location and edited together. These paticular images are photos of the Nazi's seige of Leningrad in WW2, travelling forward in time to the modern city, now called Saint Petersburg. Taking old World War Two photos, Sergey carefully Photoshops them over more recent shots to make the past come alive.
Not only do we get to experience places like Berlin, Prauge and Vienna in ways we could ever imagine and, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful way. Larenkov has briliantly merged some of WW2's most iconic photos with current day equivalents. The result is a magnificent series of time portals that help us contextualise the war into our current reality. His technique is a very simple yet clever and effective one. As always, Larenkov's images are paticularly striking, bringing the sadness and violence of these days to the now peaceful and modern city. Both of these images were taken from Sergey Larenkov's own website: http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/ |
JASON POWELL:
Looking into the Past:
Jason Powell's images are made by finding old photographs of places, printing them out and then holding the print up in the modern day location that the original photograph was taken. The image of the left was taken outside of the Willard Hotel, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC. This old image shows the majesty and the grace of the hotel and how it has been kept and maintained over the years. The image on the right was taken in the Union Station Square, Washington, DC. This is a train station and leisure destination that is visited by 32 million people a year. The single person in the old photo shows a stark contrast to the usually busy and bustling place it is now.
Both of these images were taken from Jason Powell's own website: http://jasonepowell.com/
Both of these images were taken from Jason Powell's own website: http://jasonepowell.com/
BORIS MIKHAILLOV:
Superimposition:
The Ukrainian artist Boris Mikhaillov is one of the most important photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. Mikhailov's work occupies a inuique position in the relationship between serious, socially engaged documentary practice and the cenceptual illustration art. His work is a pre-eminent example of how Mikhailov's "practise" bridges aspects of documentary, modernist and conceptual styles.
This image was taken from Boris Mikhailov's exhibition website: http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/boris_mikhailov.htm |