Fragment of Presence
Photograph from a series dedicated to sculptors' workshops. A fragment of a marble sculpture, damaged by time or human intervention, retains the features of a human face that is at once recognizable and partially lost. Chips, fractures, and weathered surfaces reveal a quiet tension between the permanence of stone and the fragility of human presence. The series explores the atmosphere of the creative process through materials, tools, and traces of labor while avoiding direct depictions of people. Human presence emerges indirectly through the forms it has created, the marks of time, and the memory embedded in matter. Print and presentation: Fine Art Print, matted and framed in wood.
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Mari Noire
Mari Noire was born and raised in Moscow and has been living in Israel for almost four years. She is a photographer, collage artist, and ceramic artist. She studied Classical Philology, as well as Italian language and culture, at the Russian State University for the Humanities before continuing her education in photography at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia. Mari's artistic practice brings together photography, ceramics, collage, and wood. She is interested in the relationship between materials, memory, and space, and approaches photography not only as an independent medium but also as a way of exploring the creative process. For many years, Mari has collaborated with sculptors, creating visual narratives about artists' studios, the making of artworks, and the relationship between artists and their materials. Together with her husband, sculptor Serafim Cherny, she develops collaborative projects in which photography becomes an integral part of a dialogue with sculpture. Alongside her personal projects, Mari creates portraits, lifestyle and street photography, and documents Israel's contemporary art scene, including exhibitions, studio practices, and cultural events.
Mari Noire was born and raised in Moscow and has been living in Israel for almost four years. She is a photographer, collage artist, and ceramic artist. She studied Classical Philology, as well as Italian language and culture, at the Russian State University for the Humanities before continuing her education in photography at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia. Mari's artistic practice brings together photography, ceramics, collage, and wood. She is interested in the relationship between materials, memory, and space, and approaches photography not only as an independent medium but also as a way of exploring the creative process. For many years, Mari has collaborated with sculptors, creating visual narratives about artists' studios, the making of artworks, and the relationship between artists and their materials. Together with her husband, sculptor Serafim Cherny, she develops collaborative projects in which photography becomes an integral part of a dialogue with sculpture. Alongside her personal projects, Mari creates portraits, lifestyle and street photography, and documents Israel's contemporary art scene, including exhibitions, studio practices, and cultural events.
