Currently, I am discovering still images extracted from short films I’ve made—yet Iview these stills not simply as frames, but standalone pieces that exist independentlyfrom their video origins. Each one is a stopped motion, a frozen fragment, holding itsown visual and emotional gravity. Severed from linear time, these images reject theexplanatory framework of their source footage. They do not serve the video; instead,they generate their own context, offering a space dense with suggestion, andinterpretive freedom.I also practice classical photography and ceramic sculpture.Things I cannot continuously see are infinitely more powerful than what I can. I amtrying to capture what lies beyond conscious awareness, influenced by mynightmares, daydreams, and the balance of the abnormal within the normal.Something that hints at the possibility that what you see in front of you might just bea dream, something slightly off in the context of everything else appearingcompletely as it should, or so it seems.Central to my work is the body and the world it inhabits. Every body, and even thesurrounding space, carries evidence of a life being lived. My images are deeplypersonal, shaped by an intense dialogue with my inner self, memories of unconsciousexperiences like vivid nightmares, and the fascinating minds of the people Iphotograph.
Photo by Isaak Danilevsky

