"Emesis" is a very personal series. Consisting of selfportraits it deals with
the emotion of deep regret. Words are a powerful weapon often used
unthoughtfully against the ones we love. Still it seems to be part of our
human nature to hurt, even destroy what we love. This is a way of saying
sorry.
Elena Helfrecht, born 1992 in the bleak realms of rural Bavaria, discovers her passion for photography as preferred visual medium at early age and is influenced by the dark forests and folklore of her homeland. Working self-taught she lays her focus on the pure essence of human and entity closely linked to the peculiar beauty behind every pretence. Observing the world through the facades' flaws she uncovers the disconcerting aesthetics of suppressed fears, emotions and dreams. Only by looking at her subjects in their absolute entirety she evokes an intimate intensity and creates enchanting abysses. Thereby she is also governed by her studies of Art History and Book Sciences, which she finished with a bachelor's degree in early 2015 in Erlangen.
- Christian von Aster
Awards Awards 2014 Docma Award, Category Lehrling, 1st Prize 2014 Fine Art Photography Awards, Amateur, 1st Place (Gold) Appearance in collective artbooks Vassilis Zidianakis, UNLOCKED, Atopos Matthias Straub, THE ÓPERA Vol. IV, Kerber Verlag More info: http://elenahelfrecht.com/pages/references/
