Boris Mikhailov
from the series 'The Wedding', 2005-2006
chromogenic print from dia
25 x 17 cm
Edition 2 of 5 The series 'The Wedding' presents a simulated wedding between two homeless people often naked and in sexual poses, set amongst their own surroundings. Mikhailov’s photographs, often...
Edition 2 of 5
The series "The Wedding" presents a simulated wedding between two homeless people often naked and in sexual poses, set amongst their own surroundings.
Mikhailov’s photographs, often presented in wry, even humorous situations, only add to the absurdity of this tragic life. The onlooker experiences feelings of empathy and disgust as they guiltily absorb the content of these engaging yet horrifying pictures, peering into an unknown world of madness, destitution, longing and death in an un-redemptive portrait of outcast humanity.
The series "The Wedding" presents a simulated wedding between two homeless people often naked and in sexual poses, set amongst their own surroundings.
Mikhailov’s photographs, often presented in wry, even humorous situations, only add to the absurdity of this tragic life. The onlooker experiences feelings of empathy and disgust as they guiltily absorb the content of these engaging yet horrifying pictures, peering into an unknown world of madness, destitution, longing and death in an un-redemptive portrait of outcast humanity.
Exhibitions
London, Sprovieri, Triptychs, 2012
Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, Barbican, London, 28 Feb—Sun 27 May 2018
Literature
Sprovieri, Boris Mikhailov, The Wedding, London 2010 (ill. p. 3)