Photo exhibition “Tête-à-Tête” Viкtoria Sorochinski

This exhibition presents one of the most recent projects by Viкtoria Sorochinski: “Tete-a-Tete”, created during the COVID lockdown in Berlin – Germany.

Tête-à-Tête is an expression borrowed from French that translates literally as “face to face” and usually refers to an intimate meeting between two people or a very private / confidential conversation.

This series of self-portraits is a journey into Viktoria’s subconscious, where she explores her childhood memories, dreams, fears and fantasies with a somewhat humorous approach. Through this journey, she is metaphorically encountering with her own self “face to face”, while at the same time allowing the viewers to have a glimpse into her inner world.

We all carry with us the inseparable “baggage” of our past, our experiences, and our childhood memories. It is always there with us, and it often informs our dreams, influences our subconcious reactions to certain situations, or finds its way into our relationships with others. Being an immigrant her entire life, Viktoria Sorochinski’s psychological “baggage” is multifaceted and complex. Her identity is shaped by the different cultures and countries where she has lived.

“It is often difficult for me to determine which culture I really belong to and where the place that I should call my home is,” admits Viktoria. The symbols she explores in this series have a deep personal meanings to her, however, they are also drawn from the “collective wisdom” and the universal symbols that people from different cultures can relate to, even if they mean something different to them. Therefore, this project is also a kind of invitation for the viewers to take part in this personal and at yet very playful dialogue, to travel with Viktoria in their imagination and, perhaps, even encounter with  their own shadows and psychological baggage Tête-à-Tête.

The entire Tête-à-Tête series was shot with LEICA Q2 Monochrom.

About the Artist:

Viktoria Sorochinski is an internationally acclaimed artist-photographer. Since completing her Masters of Fine Arts degree at New York University (NYU) in 2008, she has had over 75 exhibitions in 23 different countries throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Sorochinski’s work is featured and reviewed in over 85 international publications including her monograph “Anna & Eve” published by Peperoni Books in Germany. She is also a laureate of over 40 international awards, fellowships and grants among which are Arnold Newman Prize, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, LensCulture Exposure Award, Lucie Award, Magenta Flash Forward, PDN Photo Annual and Voies Off Arles Award. Born in Ukraine and having lived in several different countries, Viktoria currently lives and works in Berlin.

Viktoria Sorochinski’s is an author of multiple long-term projects, that are dwelling between documentary and fiction testing the boundaries of Real vs. Fantasy. In her photography, she is investigating subjects of intimacy, family dynamics, traditions, culture and mythology, often incorporating elements of narrative, performance and installation.

You may find most of her projects on her website: www.viktoria-sorochinski.com

With support of Leica Camera Austria