In
the Ukrainian port city of Odessa,
works by photographer Irina Roik range from
ballerinas in flight, to avant-garde portraits. As a
former architect, Roik brings structured finesse
and controlled mayhem to her experimental
repertoire.
Since the age of fourteen, Roik engaged
in film photography on a recreational level;
however, when her husband and “chief
assistant and accomplice in creativity” gifted
her a digital camera in 2006, Roik began to
practice photography more regularly, as well as
participating in photo contests and expeditions.
In her more experimental works, models pose
symmetrically, with thread, glitter, paint and grit
caked on their skin. Using light to clarify the
detailed texture, Roik explores the human form
beneath the shield of varying ingredients.
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