Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
Isadora Kosofsky: Foto intime di un anziano triangolo amoroso
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
from the loneliness of aging.
uno scudo dalla solitudine dell'età.
home in Los Angeles,
in una casa di riposo a Los Angeles,
for three years.
the gate one night,
of their love triangle,
del loro triangolo amoroso,
that I had to find out who they were.
scoprire chi erano.
a day later, she said to me,
il giorno dopo, lei mi disse:
to coffee and doughnut shops,
fatta di caffè e ciambelle,
of these outings was solace
di queste uscite era un po' di solievo
di combattere l'alienazione
nelle strade pubbliche.
in public streets.
no one saw them.
a braccetto, nessuno li vedeva.
we lose the desires held in our youth.
perdiamo i desideri della giovinezza.
adolescente quando incontrai il trio,
when I met the trio,
come uno specchio
and desires for intimacy
e del desiderio di intimità
as an immersive documentarian,
risorsa come documentarista immersiva,
per le strade di Hollywood,
the streets of Hollywood,
actors and filmmakers,
sceneggiatori e registi,
invisibilità come fanno tutti gli anziani.
that each senior does.
sees these three human beings?
questi tre esseri umani?
the only one who sees them?"
this work with the public,
a mostrare questo lavoro al pubblico,
uncomfortable with this story.
sono a disagio con questa storia.
le idee convenzionali
doesn't assume conventional notions
romanticismo o relazione.
romance or partnership.
and shunned by their peers.
ed evitati dai loro coetanei.
solo l'uno all'altro.
for me to belong everywhere.
per trovarmi a mio agio ovunque.
norms about the elderly,
socioculturali sugli anziani,
della lontananza.
on fear of remoteness.
to their respective retirement homes.
tornava nella sua casa di riposo.
di stare con i coetanei.
for their people.
yearning for their tribe,
avesse nostalgia della propria tribù,
presuppone un compromesso,
con una sola donna.
in her apartment, she said to me,
nel suo appartamento, mi disse:
e una donna è privata.
and a woman is private.
become the people I document
diventare le persone che ritraggo,
come un osservatore-inquilino,
as an observer-occupant,
to then become hidden in plain sight.
per poi nascondermi in piena vista.
of social development,
look strikingly alike,
si assomigliano moltissimo,
di confusione identitaria.
of identity confusion.
aware of the divide in me.
la frattura dentro di me.
e la realtà della nostra situazione.
and the actuality of our situation.
people who knew about each other,
che sapevano l'una dell'altra,
to be at the base of the triangle,
essere alla base di un triangolo,
and see three elderly figures,
e vedevo tre figure anziane,
che nonostante l'età,
that regardless of age,
proverbiale con altre persone.
the proverbial hole through other people.
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
la storia di Jeanie, Will e Adina
that even at the end of life,
anche alla fine della vita,
che ci siamo immaginati per noi stessi.
we have envisioned for ourselves.
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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