No land
Ivo Sekulovski
The project delves into the reduction of expressions and representations to a point of generality, challenging the line between perception and knowledge. The theme revolves around enigmatic origins, imitations, and the complexities of existence. Drawing inspiration from Carl Jung’s concept of the persona as a mask, the project explores the concealed true identity and the theatrical nature of human behavior. Jung’s ideas resonate strongly, as the project captures individuals wearing masks. The exploration extends to the artist’s personal journey and changes, emphasizing the pervasive nature of imitation that dates back to Aristotle’s time. Taken in more locales, during vacations, at my home in Macedonia by the lake, my apartment in Italy and during commissioned shootings, the project incorporates diverse elements such as primitive drawings, still lifes, and scans of old books, creating a fictional space that exists solely within its boundaries.
Born in 1992 - Ohrid, North Macedonia - at the age of 19 he moved to Italy where he obtained his BA degree with honors (2011-2014).
Ivo lives and works between Milan, Italy and Ohrid, North Macedonia. From 2019 he started teaching theory, practice and visual dialogues in contemporary photography in a course he is leading at IED Milan. Ivo is a visual artist using the medium of photography to investigate and question the notions of culture, territory and identity, while addressing the ideas of absurdist theatre and ambiguity, often altering objects’ function and their purpose. His oeuvre lies between the realms of observational and staged photography, facts and fiction, the real and virtual that crosses from set arrangements he makes, the use of re-combining and appropriation practices to use of 3D images, whilst his final output remains mostly photographic.
Sogno Radiotelevisivo
Embarking on a visual odyssey through the lens of uncanny photography, where familiar scenes of the Radio-television broadcast studio undergo a poetic recontextualization. Within this enigmatic world, the narrative transcends the studio’s conventional vibrancy, delving into themes of loneliness, memory, and the fleeting echoes of adolescence. The project is more than a documentation of a physical space; it is a journey into the intangible realms where reality blurs, and the facts and fiction converge into a new experience amidst the glamour of broadcasting. Exploring the profound interplay between technology and emotion, the photographs unveil the mystique of the broadcast studio in unprecedented ways.