THe House of Baba Yaga 3, 2008 copyright Yury Toroptsov. Courtesy of gallery Photo 12
Dear Shaded Viewers,
In 2008 Yury Toroptsov was given a solo show at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris. His series, "The House of Baba Yaga" was shown at Paris Photo in 2008. From April 30 through July 4th 2010 "THe House of Baba Yaga" will be on display at the municipal park of Sainte Genevieve des Bois, a Russian historical suburb of Paris. Last summer he exhibited at the Rencontres d'Arles.
THe House of Baba Yaga , 2008 copyright Yury Toroptsov. Courtesy of gallery Photo 12
"The House of Baba Yaga" is a journey to the land of the photographer's childhood memories in search of answers. The Russian born photographer searches for the common denominator between his childhood in Vladivostok and the past ten years of his life in Paris through people and their identity and the permanence of myths.
Yuri makes it a ritual to spend a few weeks in his family hourse each year , the village is lost in the Siberian jungle. THe houses have started to resemble that of Baba Yaga, a character from Russian fairy tales, a witch who kidnaps and eats children. With a mysterious light banal objects like pots and jars scattered all over the place become alive. He's no longer afraid of the witch and her magic territory is now occupied by two baby girls, his nieces.
THe House of Baba Yaga , 2008 copyright Yury Toroptsov. Courtesy of gallery Photo 12
Basia Embiricos Gallery
May 4- 16 2010
Tuesday-Saturday 1:30 – 6:30 pm
14, rue des Jardins Saint Paul
75004
Later,
Diane
