Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: An Image of Siberia in Contemporary Foreign Photography (the 90s of the 20th Century – the First Decade of the 21st Century)

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / An Image of Siberia in Contemporary Foreign Photography (the 90s of the 20th Century – the First Decade of the 21st Century)

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2017 10 (2)
Authors: Gruzdeva, Anna S.
Contact information: Gruzdeva, Anna S.: Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia;
Keywords: Siberia; image; climate; prison; photography
Abstract: The article examines the most powerful and well-known works of foreign photographers of the late 20th – early 21st centuries about Siberia: Carl de Keyzer, Claudine Doury, Steeve Iuncker, Rafal Milach, Gert Jochems, et al. Siberia both in Russian culture and in culture of the West is often considered as a special, “other” land, “the kingdom of the cold and darkness” or a rich, fertile land. Therefore, in this article we have tried to analyze what kind of an image of Siberia is formed in works of foreign photographers of the late 20th – early 21st centuries, whether they are based on historical representations of this land, whether they use associative links “Siberia/cold”, “Siberia/exile”, and what emphasizes they put in their photographs. Photography today is an independent art form, a powerful research tool to see Siberia through the eyes of foreign photographers and extend our customary notions about the land
Pages: 255-270
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/31527