Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
Изадора Кософски: Интимни снимки на старчески любовен триъгълник
Isadora Kosofsky embeds herself in the lives of others, documenting them in their most fragile moments. Full bio
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are three senior citizens
са трима възрастни граждани,
from the loneliness of aging.
от самотата на остаряването.
home in Los Angeles,
в старческия дом в Лос Анджелис,
for three years.
в продължение на 3 години.
the gate one night,
вратата една нощ
of their love triangle,
за техния любовен триъгълник,
that I had to find out who they were.
че трябва да разбера кои са били.
a day later, she said to me,
сестра, тя ми каза
to coffee and doughnut shops,
до кафенета и сладкарници,
of these outings was solace
тези излизания беше утеха
in public streets.
на улицата.
no one saw them.
никой не ги виждаше.
we lose the desires held in our youth.
остаряваме губим желанията на младостта.
when I met the trio,
когато се срещнах с триото,
and desires for intimacy
и желанието за интимност,
as an immersive documentarian,
като един отдаден документалист,
the streets of Hollywood,
на Холивуд,
actors and filmmakers,
актьори и кинаджии,
that each senior does.
която всеки възрастен има.
sees these three human beings?
тези три човешки същества?
the only one who sees them?"
ги виждам?"
this work with the public,
да споделям тези творби с публиката
uncomfortable with this story.
предимно неудобно от тази история.
doesn't assume conventional notions
не се вписва в общите разбирания,
romance or partnership.
романс или партньорство.
and shunned by their peers.
и отбягвани от връстниците им.
само един на друг.
for me to belong everywhere.
за мен да принадлежа на всякъде.
norms about the elderly,
норми за възрастните,
on fear of remoteness.
от осамотението.
to their respective retirement homes.
в съответния старчески дом.
for their people.
за тяхни хора.
yearning for their tribe,
копнее за тяхното племе,
in her apartment, she said to me,
в нейния апартамент, тя ми каза
and a woman is private.
е лична.
become the people I document
с хората, които документирам,
as an observer-occupant,
като наблюдател-обитател,
to then become hidden in plain sight.
за да се скрия при видимост.
of social development,
разделено социалното развитие,
look strikingly alike,
си приличат стряскащо,
of identity confusion.
на объркване на идентичността.
aware of the divide in me.
да осъзная разделението в мен.
and the actuality of our situation.
и действителната ситуация.
people who knew about each other,
хора, които знаеха един за друг,
to be at the base of the triangle,
си в основата на триъгълник,
and see three elderly figures,
и виждах три зрели фигури
that regardless of age,
че независимо от възрастта,
the proverbial hole through other people.
дупка чрез други хора.
наблюдаването на историята на триото
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
that even at the end of life,
че дори в края на живота
we have envisioned for ourselves.
която сме имали за себе си.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isadora Kosofsky - Photojournalist, filmmakerIsadora Kosofsky embeds herself in the lives of others, documenting them in their most fragile moments.
Why you should listen
A documentary photographer who works from a place of empathy, Isadora Kosofsky is devoted to sitting with people in their most fragile moments. She began photographing at the age of 14, documenting women in hospice care in Los Angeles. A contributor to international press and a recipient of numerous honors, Kosofsky has created long-term bodies of work considered epics of visual storytelling in which an individual or group remains her focus for years.
Whether it is documenting a woman with dementia for a decade, shadowing youths while incarcerated and after their release for the last eight years, photographing developmentally disabled couples for four years or documenting children and adults affected by relational traumas, Kosofsky often explores the intersection of intimate lives and institutions, where she typically gains unprecedented access, focusing on nuance and the complexity of human bonds. Her forthcoming work documents a young woman's life after enduring early sexual violence.
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