Photographer Garcia de Marina uses ordinary objects to express the emotions we cannot say in words. The photographer is interested in the symbolism these everyday objects can provide, and how their intended meaning can change if they are matched with random elements. Garcia doesn’t provide any title or description for his works, leaving the interpretation entirely to the viewer:
I look for surprise by joining two distant objects with a different symbolic charge; also with the decontextualization and manipulation of the object. Through these tools, these pieces of our daily life are ‘denatured’, to give them a new meaning.
I don’t give titles to photos, because that would condition an initial interpretation and reduce the weight of what I’m trying to achieve, which is a dialogue between the work and viewer.
I think my work is on the path between sculpture and photography. Without this manipulation or previous preparation, I would not have the object, and without the photographic capture, I could not capture it for its visualization.
Image credit: García de Marina
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