About the work
Connection is a staged photograph that explores the intersection of love and technology. The image features a couple dressed in festive white clothing, reminiscent of a wedding - symbolizing unity and celebration. Instead of faces, they wear Eurorack modular synthesizer units. Patch cables connect the modules, visually linking the two people into a single system.
The work draws a parallel between the functioning of a modular synthesizer and the nature of human relationships. Just as the modules cannot produce sound without being connected, the people in the image are shown as inextricably linked - only through connection and interaction can the "music" of love, understanding, and coexistence emerge.
Connection is accompanied here by two additional photographs from the artist's series Surreal Experimentations.
About the artist
Kseniia Antipina grew up in a small, remote town and had no exposure to art but was interested in using a camera to capture moments in life. Upon moving to Kazan to read history at university, she was introduced to creative professions and felt a strong desire to create things with her own hands. After further studies in painting at the Russian-Italian Art School, also in Kazan, she went on to graphic design at a private university in Moscow.
In 2017, she moved to Berlin and developed a passion for staged photography, initially as a hobby and then as
her primary occupation. Since 2021 she has participated in numerous international exhibitions. In 2023,
Kseniia won first place with the Julia Margaret Cameron Award together with the special Book Award, curated
and funded by FotoNostrum. In 2024, she received the Gold Award in the Contemporary category at the World
Masters of Photography competition in Vienna.
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