Living Memories

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Photographer

Shira Mushkin
Prize

Honorable Mention
Date of Photograph

2019
Technical Info

Nikon D3200, 1/100 sec, ISO-100, Aperture 3.6, 35mm, old b/w photograph, digital drawing, embroidery
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Website

http://www.shiramushkin.com

Living Memories explores the daily lives of women who lived a century ago, in different Jewish communities in Europe. Few traces of their stories still exist so I create my own narratives, derived from autobiographical contexts. The incorporating old b/w photographs from that era, embroidery and knitting from local yarn support the connections to place, time, women’s work, and to my own sense of identity and belonging. These photographs become new interpretations of reality, in which we can relate to the presence of these women today, while keeping them alive in our collective memory.

Biography

Shira Mushkin is an American Israeli photographer. Working with a snapshot, direct style, her art captures the beauty and meaning found in everyday objects and scenes, while exploring ideas about identity, gender, domesticity and memory. She constructs fragments from true stories and intuitively creates her own narratives, in which a mundane moment is elevated and recorded. Using a digital collage technique, she incorporates digital drawing and embroidery on photographs, crochet, and other craft practices. She has exhibited in galleries, art and photo festivals in Israel, the U.S., and Europe.
Awards

2022 - ARTBOX.PROJECT Venezia 1.0 2022 - The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 16th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention in Culture and Daily Life Category 2022 - 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Winner in Digital Manipulation & Collage 2021 - 16th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Honorable Mention in Digital Manipulation & Collage Through Landscapes and Seascapes Category 2021 - The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 16th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention in Cityscapes Category 2020 - IPA - International Photography Awards 2020, Honorable Mention in the Fine Art–Collage category 2020 - 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Winner in Digital Manipulation & Collage Through Landscapes and Seascapes Category