Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
Isadora Kosofsky: Fotos íntimas de um triângulo amoroso maduro
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are three senior citizens
from the loneliness of aging.
contra a solidão do envelhecimento.
home in Los Angeles,
lar de idosos em Los Angeles,
for three years.
the gate one night,
do portão uma noite,
of their love triangle,
do triângulo amoroso entre eles,
that I had to find out who they were.
descobrir quem eles eram.
a day later, she said to me,
um dia mais tarde, ela me disse:
to coffee and doughnut shops,
para lojas de café e rosquinha,
of these outings was solace
desses passeios
in public streets.
em ruas públicas.
no one saw them.
de braços dados, ninguém os via.
we lose the desires held in our youth.
perdemos os desejos mantidos na juventude.
when I met the trio,
quando eu conheci o trio,
and desires for intimacy
e desejos pela intimidade
as an immersive documentarian,
como documentarista imersiva,
the streets of Hollywood,
actors and filmmakers,
atores e cineastas,
that each senior does.
que todo idoso assume.
sees these three human beings?
vê esses três seres humanos?
the only one who sees them?"
this work with the public,
este trabalho com o público,
uncomfortable with this story.
fica desconfortável com esta história.
doesn't assume conventional notions
princípios convencionais
romance or partnership.
romance ou parceria.
and shunned by their peers.
e ignorados por outros idosos.
for me to belong everywhere.
para que eu pertença a todos os lugares.
norms about the elderly,
sobre a população idosa,
on fear of remoteness.
to their respective retirement homes.
para seus respectivos lar de idosos.
for their people.
para o seu povo.
yearning for their tribe,
desejando pela tribo deles,
se comprometer com uma mulher.
in her apartment, she said to me,
no apartamento dela, ela me disse:
no seu sapato.
and a woman is private.
e uma mulher é privado.
as pessoas que eu registro
become the people I document
as an observer-occupant,
escondida à vista de todos.
to then become hidden in plain sight.
quando conheci o trio,
of social development,
do desenvolvimento social
são incrivelmente parecidas,
look strikingly alike,
of identity confusion.
de confusão da identidade.
aware of the divide in me.
conhecedora da divisão dentro de mim.
and the actuality of our situation.
eu também estava apaixonada
people who knew about each other,
que se conheciam,
do triângulo amoroso
to be at the base of the triangle,
e via três figuras idosas,
and see three elderly figures,
que independentemente da idade,
that regardless of age,
the proverbial hole through other people.
em sua vida por meio de outras pessoas.
para a história de Jeanie, Will e Adina
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
that even at the end of life,
que mesmo no final da vida,
que imaginamos para nós mesmos.
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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