Honorable Mention TOKYO-2019 Fine Art / Portrait

Our Past

  • Photographer
    Svetlana Melik-Nubarova
  • Agency / Studio
    Svetlana Melik - Nubarova
  • Technical Info
    Canon Eos 5d Mark Iii, Lens 70-200 F.2.8
  • Photo Date
    spring 2018

The history of the Soviet Union is full of symbols and metaphors.Each child at the age of 7 years was to join the organization Young Oktyabryat. The symbol is a Oktyabryatskaya starlet with a portrait of a young Lenin.Each young man at the age of 14 - 15 years was to join the Komsomol. The service at the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs was considered honorable and extremely important.The entire Soviet period was marked by the "Deficiency" sign.People who worked in the sphere of trade were all-powerful.Workers who overfulfilled the production plan were awarded the Order Hero.

Svetlana is a fine art photographer from Kazakhstan. She uses style of an old portrait painting to create images that are thematically focused on identity, relationships, emotions and dreams. Her immaculate technique creates beautiful evocations of universal emotions of beauty, femininity and fragility. She expertly visualizes atmospheric dreams, utilizing the uncanny and clever metaphor, while unlocking what it means to think, feel, dream and express in the modern world.