Tim Parchikov
From the series Venice Suspense: Venice, 2005 – 2011. C-Print, 23.4 in by 35.1 in.
Visual information literally bombards us in contemporary reality via various media, forming connections with our thoughts and feelings. I try to employ this in my work. By avoiding recognizable narrative patterns, I leave the audience the freedom of their own interpretation triggered by their private vocabularies of mental and emotional connections. This way, every person sees his own story in my art. It requires me to step out of the scene as the author and the viewer authors what he sees. This is why I prefer the vague to the obvious; I want to get the audience thinking what’s going on rather than just seeing it clearly defined.
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