Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
伊莎多拉·科索夫斯基: 一组亲密的照片:长者的三角恋
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
是三名老年人,
紧密联系在一块。
from the loneliness of aging.
因衰老而带来的孤独感。
home in Los Angeles,
是在洛杉矶的一家老人院,
for three years.
老人院门口的时候,
the gate one night,
of their love triangle,
三角恋的细节,
that I had to find out who they were.
a day later, she said to me,
她跟我说,
to coffee and doughnut shops,
到咖啡厅,甜甜圈店,
of these outings was solace
是为了寻求安慰,
对抗这种被疏远的孤独感,
in public streets.
no one saw them.
也没有人注意到他们。
we lose the desires held in our youth.
我们就会失去年轻时的欲望,
when I met the trio,
当我遇到他们三个人时,
and desires for intimacy
以及对被亲近的渴望,
as an immersive documentarian,
我作为纪实摄影师最宝贵的财富,
the streets of Hollywood,
actors and filmmakers,
和制片人比比皆是的社区里,
that each senior does.
是每位老年人都在承受的。
sees these three human beings?
这三个人呢?”
the only one who sees them?"
一个注意他们的人?”
this work with the public,
分享我的这组作品时,
uncomfortable with this story.
这个故事后感到很不舒服,
doesn't assume conventional notions
romance or partnership.
伴侣关系的传统看法。
and shunned by their peers.
也被他们的同龄人所不容。
for me to belong everywhere.
融入每一个地方。
norms about the elderly,
on fear of remoteness.
被疏远的恐惧。
to their respective retirement homes.
他们各自的老人院,
for their people.
对被人关爱的渴望,
yearning for their tribe,
与他们志趣相投的同类人,
伴随着妥协,
一个女人做出承诺。
in her apartment, she said to me,
我和她坐在一块,她对我说:
and a woman is private.
become the people I document
所记录的人,
as an observer-occupant,
通过与他们相处多年,
然后从一个显眼的位置隐身。
to then become hidden in plain sight.
我才17岁,
of social development,
我们其实发现,
look strikingly alike,
of identity confusion.
对身份认知的困惑。
aware of the divide in me.
他让我意识到了我内在的分裂,
都具有的:
and the actuality of our situation.
以及我们实际的处境。
people who knew about each other,
他们之间相互认识,
to be at the base of the triangle,
基底是什么样的感受,
and see three elderly figures,
看到了三个年迈的身影。
that regardless of age,
无论年纪大小,
the proverbial hole through other people.
填满自身内心的空洞。
at Jeanie, Will and Adina's story
还有阿迪娜的故事感到不舒服
that even at the end of life,
即便是在生命的最后关头,
we have envisioned for ourselves.
曾经自我幻想的完美爱情。
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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