{"title":"Elena Dorfman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"elena-dorfman-still-lovers","title":"Elena Dorfman - Still Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003eHB, 128 pages, 72 photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLisätiedot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Still Lovers, Dorfman explores the complex relationship between life-sized, synthetic sex dolls and their owners. A fascinating, serious, and shocking glimpse into an alien realm, these are art photos of the complex relationships between sex dolls and their owners. These are not kitschy inflatables, but life-sized expensive, highly realistic dolls, customized to the smallest detail. Dorfman’s deft treatment of the subject and neutral color palette keep the images grounded in documentary tradition, neither prurient nor fantastic. Viewers can believe in the owners’ vision of these dolls as free objects of relation from this candid and non-judgmental approach. The dolls become sculptural beauties, sex kittens, companions, and family members. A woman owns several dolls representing different aspects of her personality. A military officer dreams of marrying his Rebecca. A family goes about their morning routine as Valentine sits at the table in a demure cardigan and straw hat. These photos are as riveting and culture-shifting as those of Diane Arbus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elena Dorfman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55042056225095,"sku":"9780976670810","price":38.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/2420\/3079\/files\/51331prka2l-_sx486_bo1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1789562084"},{"product_id":"elena-dorfman-fandomania","title":"Elena Dorfman - Fandomania","description":"\u003cp\u003eSB, 144 sivua.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLisätiedot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her riveting new book, Fandomania, photographer Elena Dorfman examines the pop culture phenomenon of “cosplay,” in which participants dress up in costumes—and live part of their lives—as characters from video games, animated films and Japanese graphic novels. The exploding cosplay subculture flourishes at convention centers, college dorms, private clubs and in homes across the country. Dorfman puts herself quietly behind the scenes of these fan-based events to create a remarkable collective portrait. As she describes it, “The theater of cosplay has no boundaries, is unpredictable, open-ended. It includes both the fantastic and the mundane, the sexually aberrant and innocent, female characters who become samurai warriors and brainy scientists, and male characters who magically change their sex.” Explorations of identity through portraiture are at the forefront of Dorfman’s work, with the blurred lines between fantasy and reality a continuing theme. She allows each individual a spotlight in which to enact his or her fantasy. The effect is pointedly evocative of this new world of role playing and narrative, one in which scenery is secondary and persona is everything. Comes with a special foam-bound cover and features an essay by Carlo McCormick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elena Dorfman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55042783117639,"sku":"9781597110358","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/2420\/3079\/files\/view_archive_debc97cf-5b6f-43d5-b546-c19f15975c7c.jpg?v=1793044897"}],"url":"https:\/\/luova.info\/en\/collections\/valokuvaaja-elena-dorfman.oembed","provider":"luova.info","version":"1.0","type":"link"}