Was born in Moscow. In 2004 graduated from Moscow Teacher`s Training University. In 2009 graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts (Photography department). In 2008 and 2009 participated in International Summer School of Photography in Latvia ( workshop of Andreas Grants, workshop of Mehmet Kismet). In 2008 took part in portfolio review of the festival “Month of Photography in Bratislava”, photos from the “The Seesaw” project were included in the 20 best festivals` portfolios. Participated in various Russian and foreign exhibitions and festivals. A member of creative association “Stankovaya Photographia XXI” (http://alternativephoto.ru/bratislava). Works have been published in “Foto&Video” magazine (№9 2008, №8 2009, №10 2009), in”Zoom Russia” magazine (September-October 2009). Work with films, work with different manual techniques of printing.
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Anna Block
Portfolio
The seesaw
29 works printed in lith-technique (all 30x40cm on matt RC-paper).
In this series I`m making an attempt to research the world of child emotional experience. For sure this attempt can`t be objective as when trying to return to my childhood I am not able to avoid influence of my adult years “baggage”, nevertheless I`d like to show child`s look at his surroundings in the light of his inner feelings, senses, emotions and fears.
In reality many people interpret years of their early childhood sharply and painfully, remembering this time as difficult period full of complicated emotions. As when perceiving the world every day the child meets with the events disturbing him emotionally. These are events and feelings which adults either ignore or kid at, taking them as child caprices and don`t ever notice that this trifles become a grief darkening child`s life. In any way we are not able to save children from unpleasant emotions and perturbing feelings as there can`t be any forwardness without experience of falling but maybe remembering it there will be less pain.
