P H O T O G R A P H Y
By Silva Alessi
THE SKIN PROJECT
Artist ‘s Statement
I am interested in presenting contemporary social issues, I want my photographs to talk about today, especially those issues that are ignored. My commitment is to tell stories that are worthy of being told. I like to call myself an illustrator with a camera and I seek novel and provocative ways to construct my images so that there is a connection to the viewer, who may respond with new awareness or sometimes irritation or offense. My process involves engagement with real people, who have names, lives lived in society…stories. I carefully and respectfully engage with my subjects, and explore with them the themes and questions I bring to the situation. This involves a great deal of conversation, reflection on meanings and connections and then deep consideration of the construction of images to express faithfully the outcome of this collaboration…
