Alexander Gronsky – Pastoral
© Alexander Gronsky
The work Pastoral, from Alexander Gronsky, produces a delicate balance between contemplative images and documents where the action and the protagonists invite you to engage in an active reading of the image. The distance from which Gronsky approaches his subject gives us a strong understanding of the geographic and social particularities of the places he photographs (the wastelands within Moscow city). At the same time, it allows us to place the figures in a broader sociological context that offer a departure point for understanding the relation between pastoral and urban landscape in contemporary society.
Gronsky is a young photographer (born 1980) born in Estonia. He was the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize winner and has received numerous distinctions in international photography contests. Definitely a photographer I will follow!
© Alexander Gronsky
© Alexander Gronsky
About Louis
Contributor — Louis Perreault lives and works in Montréal. He holds a BFA, with a major in photography, from Concordia University. His work deals mainly, but not exclusively, with notions of place, space and landscape. Check out Louis’ work at his website and his blog.
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His work is amazing. I already have seen it at David Hopkins blog.
IvaZ
The sort of work I really like – thanks for posting.
The sort of work I really like – thanks for posting.
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