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Michal Chelbin
Xenia, Janna and Alona in the woods

2003

$9,600
£7,182.91
€8,336.34
CA$13,366.81
A$15,034.71
CHF 7,798.17
MX$182,381.92
NOK 98,876.22
SEK 93,048.06
DKK 62,191.48
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Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. The images in this series are an attempt to capture human stories in everyday life, those that exist in the space between the odd and the ordinary. The artist writes: “My images are almost always of people and they usually take the form of portraits. Most of the people I photograph have something in common; they are not the mainstream, and many of them are small town performers. (For example, they could be dwarfs in a theatre play, ball room dancers, or young contortionists.) I try to photograph my subjects dislocated from their performing environment and set in casual settings, off stage: at home, on the street or in a park. Some of them with their costumes and others wear everyday cloths. I try to create a seemingly private moment, one where they are not performing or on stage. My images are vehicles to address universal themes: family issues, ideas of normality, puberty with its all incumbent pains and distractions, the desire for fame. I try to create an informal scene, in which they directly confront the viewer. I feel they and their stories represent with most clarity the theme that interests me the most and which is the twilight zone between reality and fantasy. For me, the image is just the tip of the iceberg; it’s the gate to a story waiting to be told and which I try to depict in an appealing yet troubling way. This story is about a life full of contradictions on the battle ground between fantasy and reality.”
  • Creator:
    Michal Chelbin (1974, Israeli)
  • Creation Year:
    2003
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    37 x 37 inchesPrice: $15,000
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU93236307622

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