While working on the project, I kept reminiscing about being a little girl
riding on a bus and looking into windows of homes passing by. Being
not able to see many details of the interior space I was though
involved in my play - imagined people who lived there and sometimes
felt keenly the beauty or melancholy of their lives.
“Poor quality” of a mobile phone camera: lack of details, small,
miniature size of images induce to take a closer and more observant
look in an effort to unveil what is unseen, discover what is hidden.
Reminiscences, déjà vu effect come out and fill up the gap between
me and forms not evident at a distance, between past and present.
Just as many years ago I found myself involved in a game: a moment
of “recognition” comes when looking at a fresh image. A window to the
other becomes a window to myself.
Katia Platonova (plato-nova) was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and her early works were an attempt to penetrate into the secrets of this misty city.
In her current artist's research she is interested in various approaches. She works in a symbolic style (Man in Hat, Unknown Land series), eliminates the subject altogether in an abstract impressionism way (Earth Bloom series) or attentive to details (Platinum Sand series).
Works are in the collection of the Russian Museum (Photobiennale II, III), some galleries, private collections.
Part of the works are being created in collaboration with Andrey Kazakov.
Awards 2015 – shortlisted for Sony World Photography Awards – Professional Competition, Conceptual Category.
2014 - Photolucida Critical Mass 2014 Finalist
2014 - 1st place in Black and White annual photo contest by Digital Photo Magazine
2014 - First Prize in the Prix de la Photographie Paris in category Fine Art, Second Prize in category Book Proposal, two Third Prizes in category Fine Art
2014 - American Art Awards, 2nd place, Nonmanipulated Photo - Human
2014 - Bronze at National Geographic contest "Wild Nature of Russia 2014"
2014 - III Photobiennale in Russian Museum (joint exhibition), St. Petersburg, Russia;
2014 - 2nd place of the International Photography Awards, One World in One Shot, Places category
2014 - winner of the Best of Russia 2013, Style category
2014 - finalist of the Best Photographer 2014 - Conceptual and Abstract Photography category
