MOTHERLAND SLEEPS
The photo series captured by RIMMA during her journey to Russia in the summer of 2023 offers a visual meditation on the state of the homeland. Through 20 images from her photo journal, RIMMA transports the viewer on an emotional journey through the cities, villages, and hamlets of Russia, from the bustling Saint Petersburg to the mystical calm of Tobolsk in the heart of Siberia.
Each photograph reveals a sentiment deeply rooted in RIMMA’s mind: that of a homeland asleep, immersed in a kind of hibernation, as if it had entered a liturgical sleep. The scenes captured seem suspended in time, frozen in a state of tranquility and nostalgia, as if the past and present are blending into an ethereal dream.
RIMMA hand-retouched each image, and it is snowing in every photo, adding an extra layer of poetry and symbolism to the entire series.
«MOTHERLAND SLEEPS» thus offers a contemplative reflection on national identity, collective memory, and the passage of time, while inviting the viewer to dive into an inner landscape where silence and solitude blend to create an enchanting and melancholic atmosphere.
2023
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