Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
Исадора Кософски: Сокровенные фотографии любовного треугольника
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are three senior citizens
from the loneliness of aging.
от старческого одиночества.
home in Los Angeles,
престарелых в Лос-Анджелесе,
for three years.
the gate one night,
of their love triangle,
that I had to find out who they were.
что должна узнать их поближе.
a day later, she said to me,
to coffee and doughnut shops,
за кофе и пончиками,
of these outings was solace
поиск утешения
in public streets.
no one saw them.
никто не замечал их.
we lose the desires held in our youth.
теряется всякий блеск в глазах.
when I met the trio,
and desires for intimacy
и стремление к близости,
as an immersive documentarian,
стало ценным преимуществом.
в сопереживании.
the streets of Hollywood,
actors and filmmakers,
that each senior does.
как и другие старики.
sees these three human beings?
внимания на этих троих?
the only one who sees them?"
this work with the public,
uncomfortable with this story.
она доставляет дискомфорт.
doesn't assume conventional notions
в традиционные рамки,
romance or partnership.
романтикой или отношениями.
and shunned by their peers.
обществом и сверстниками.
были нужны только друг другу.
for me to belong everywhere.
norms about the elderly,
и культурные предрассудки,
on fear of remoteness.
на страх отчуждения.
to their respective retirement homes.
в свой дом престарелых.
for their people.
к своим людям.
yearning for their tribe,
in her apartment, she said to me,
and a woman is private.
основаны на интимности.
become the people I document
стать тем, кого я снимаю,
as an observer-occupant,
в качестве наблюдателя,
to then become hidden in plain sight.
как будто меня и нет рядом.
познакомилась с этим трио
на протяжении четырёх лет.
of social development,
социального развития,
look strikingly alike,
удивительно похожи,
of identity confusion.
aware of the divide in me.
эту мою двойственность.
and the actuality of our situation.
и что имеем на самом деле.
people who knew about each other,
знавших друг о друге.
to be at the base of the triangle,
на другой стороне треугольника,
and see three elderly figures,
я виду три пожилых фигуры
that regardless of age,
the proverbial hole through other people.
другими людьми.
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
that even at the end of life,
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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