Black Pearl

This woman is photographed in renaissance or baroque atmosphere. However, this is impossible from a historic time point of view, because a hundred years ago women of any other race than white were minors in renaissance European time. This woman didn’t fit in the extraordinary exclusive renaissance/baroque world. I have pulled away time from it’s structure and I wanted to give this woman a place back in history. I want to show the beauty of diversity, not to provocate, but to connect. I use history to connect in present.

Mariska Karto is an artist based in The Netherlands. I was born in Suriname – South America. Originally Surinamese, Indonesian, African and a little Dutch. I grew up in the Netherlands. In my hyper photo collage works, time fades, creating a strange dimension. A dimension in which time no longer plays a role. The old and new world blended together. I re-create the fresco and landscapes into a new contemporary form through photography and my digital skills. I merge figures and stories into my carefully constructed hyper photo collages. Societies and time-journeys are visualized.