DIVINE CRACK #29 2014
“Equal only in the beginning
you feign to be form and steal forms
breaking point
blinding light that prevents sight
everything fades out
then the light comes back”
DIVINE CRACKS represents the idealisation of the feminine essence as the source of creative rebirth, an ode to woman as her whole: life generator/object of male desire/regent of the natural order. An abstraction of the human body, almost as if it were the marble statue of a classical divinity. Anatomic details are subtly revealed within the black of the line, confining the erotic tension to an almost subconscious level. The result is a crack in the white idyll of the paper, a fracture that compromises confidence with a slight discomfort, a faint embarassment. The photographic medium reminds us that everything is real, attainable, earthly yet uncanny.
The images don’t bear names but numbers, making all subjects equivalent but different at the same time, thus sanctioning the uniqueness of each and every woman.
DIVINE CRACK #8 2013
“Equal only in the beginning
you feign to be form and steal forms
breaking point
blinding light that prevents sight
everything fades out
then the light comes back”
DIVINE CRACKS represents the idealisation of the feminine essence as the source of creative rebirth, an ode to woman as her whole: life generator/object of male desire/regent of the natural order. An abstraction of the human body, almost as if it were the marble statue of a classical divinity. Anatomic details are subtly revealed within the black of the line, confining the erotic tension to an almost subconscious level. The result is a crack in the white idyll of the paper, a fracture that compromises confidence with a slight discomfort, a faint embarassment. The photographic medium reminds us that everything is real, attainable, earthly yet uncanny.
The images don’t bear names but numbers, making all subjects equivalent but different at the same time, thus sanctioning the uniqueness of each and every woman.
divine crack #19 2013
“Equal only in the beginning
you feign to be form and steal forms
breaking point
blinding light that prevents sight
everything fades out
then the light comes back”
DIVINE CRACKS represents the idealisation of the feminine essence as the source of creative rebirth, an ode to woman as her whole: life generator/object of male desire/regent of the natural order. An abstraction of the human body, almost as if it were the marble statue of a classical divinity. Anatomic details are subtly revealed within the black of the line, confining the erotic tension to an almost subconscious level. The result is a crack in the white idyll of the paper, a fracture that compromises confidence with a slight discomfort, a faint embarassment. The photographic medium reminds us that everything is real, attainable, earthly yet uncanny.
The images don’t bear names but numbers, making all subjects equivalent but different at the same time, thus sanctioning the uniqueness of each and every woman.
Note: The text above was written by the Artist. No modification was made by COCA.
ALIOCHA MERKER
Switzerland
Born and raised in Switzerland in the 70’s
Death metal drummer in the 80’s
Works in the Italian movie industry and studies photography at ICP in New York in the 90’s
Set photographer, portraits, food, architecture and video cameraman from the 00’s
Personal and group shows internationally since 1997
Director of photography for the documentaries “HN – HERMANN NITSCH” (2011), “THE MAKING OF A DREAM” (2017) and “JOHN&JOHN” (in progress) by director Daniela Ambrosoli
Set photographer for “THE BLACK BROTHERS” (2012) and “SCHELLEN URSLI” (2014) by Academy Award winning director Xavier Koller
1st place (Fine Art Nudes) 2014 MIFA
1st place (Fine Arts) 2014 GOLDEN CAMERA AWARDS
Honorable Mention 2014 MONOCHROME AWARDS
Honorable Mention 2015 PX3 AWARDS
3rd place (Body Parts) 2015 NUDE AWARDS
Based in Zürich (Switzerland) and Rome (Italy)