PHOTOMONTAGE
We unconsciously demand the application of certain elementary principles
in the arrangements which surround us in daily life. These principles
are so simple that when they are complied with, one is not even aware
of the source of one's satisfaction. On the other hand the violation of
these simple principles will give rise to a feeling of disappointment
which is none the less actual for being, sometimes, quite undefinable.
The success of each project in my site, photomontage.com depends in a
measure on correct balance in every sense this medium - digital art/web
site - has to offer. What I build is a collage or an assemblage of interrelated
short art pieces that although seemingly detached from each other, in
whole, express a complete thought or statement. My site remains in a "work
in progress".
HOW TO LOCATE
VISIT ON THE WEB
N3XT
N3xt.com is a series of loops, with the emphasis on plain space around
objects, exaggerated movements and sound. As I learned the value of using
repetitious elements and silence, there came a corresponding use in the
choice and arrangement of my compositions. Certain schemes begin to produce
an idea in the mind when they are seen or heard, some a peaceful image
- a most welcome contrast to the feeling of confusion and unrest caused
by a crowded life style and a busy mind. Experiments show that an individual
has the capacity to enjoy only a limited number of things at one time
and that when this amount has been exceeded one actually sees less rather
than more. An object gains importance when it is separated from the things
around it- a few frames of a movie take a new life of their own when they
are cut from their environment: A new thought is born.
HOW TO LOCATE
VISIT ON THE WEB
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Shirin Kouladjie deconstructs information and visuals offered to her by
her surroundings in her web creations, which become a materialization
of her nostalgia for childhood and a rejection of the idealized precepts
of perfection.
In her art she draws upon the rich cultural heritage of 20th Century and
the Mass media, working with themes of death, memory and childhood, although
her formal training has been in painting, her works has since become more
interactive. She uses photographs, film and sounds loops to make short
downloadable web installations, which she displays in her web sites.
Shirin Kouladjie uses a debris of everyday life from old photographs,
magazines, instruction manuals to wrapping paper and newspaper clippings
found in places like flea market and library archives. She rearranges
them, juxtaposes them with each other, reinterpreting and exploring the
many facets of their meanings.
She focuses on a fictional reconstitution of her personal memories using
elements gathered from our collective memories.
PHOTOMONTAGE
N3XT