Name/Title
Lonely CoupleEntry/Object ID
2020.10.01Description
Alina Holodov (b.1985, Soviet Union) bases her artistic practice on her personal understanding of human relationships with nature. Working primarily in photography, her work is motivated by the emotional connections she has established with the places she visits. Holodov aims to create a dialogue about human impacts and our role on the Earth as well as to encourage empathy and an understanding of the fragility of nature. Her images are printed in large format and captured using only natural light to project a sense of intimacy where the viewer is both watching and participating in the scene.
Since 2015, Holodov’s series American Latina has captured the vast landscapes and natural phenomena of South America. The photographs are taken to highlight the extraordinary diversity of the natural environment while also raising issues regarding the impacts of human interaction within these locations. Holodov emphasizes the illusion of power that humanity exerts over nature and our existential insignificance within by visually referencing the sheer size of the land to think about the consequences of our choices.
After receiving her degree in Fine Art History and Political Science from the University of Toronto, Holodov spent the next seven years living across Europe and Asia and has continued travelling to over fifty countries to create art. She was born and grew up in the Soviet Union, a part of her past that has propelled her to explore all the remaining communist countries including North Korea, Cuba, Laos, China and Vietnam. Alina’s work has been exhibited and is held in private collections across both North America and Europe.
https://alinaholodov.com/Artwork Details
Medium
archival pigment printMade/Created
Date made
2017Edition
Ed. 10/10Dimensions
Height
105 cmWidth
164.2 cm