Night Walk

These self photographs were taken late at night, at a park in the suburbs, last January (yes, I was freezing). After reviewing them, I decided to enhance the performance and film it. The result, called NIGHT WALK, will be screened this Thursday in CCA, Tel Aviv, and you are all invited to see it, together with other works by other wonderful artists. 

To the event on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/228222073992614/?ref=25

Have a bright shiny day...

Rinat

Sub-Urbs

I know this scenery looks like a computerized setting, or like a low budget imitation of the set of Truman Show, but no. This image was taken 40 minutes from Tel Aviv, somewhere in the Israeli suburbs (did anyone notice, by the way, that the term "suburb" is a derogatory one, made of two words actually?). Anyhow, I am sure some of you already noticed this piece is a parody (and a parody is also a kind of a homage), to one of Helmut Newton's most famous images, and one of my favorite ones. I call the result "anti-glamour". My suburbian-lunatic-wanna-be-diva looks so stupid in it, and the truth is I love her for that! I hope you do too...

IKEA

This frame belongs to an installation called IKEA, you can see some images of it below. I need to go now, but I hope it you like it. I'm back home in Tel Aviv, by the way. (home-IKEA... maybe that's why I chose to publish it today).

XOXO

R.

Self Portrait as Dirty Jessie

So much has been said lately about my ironic pursuit of childhood and playfulness through photography, and I can only agree with that, of course. 

This self portrait, taken after Sally Mann's photograph of her daughter in a futile intent to become someone's baby again (futile because I'm a woman, not a baby; futile because I am the creator of the image, before being the model or the object), is a perfect example, I think, of this game I'm playing without any chance to win.

Anyhow, today I'm travelling to visit my parents in Mexico and try to be their baby again, so this post is also a goodbye for a few weeks.

Have fun, be naughty, bye bye...

Self Portrait as Dirty Jessie, Rinat Schadower, 2013

Dirty Jessie, by Sally Mann, 1985

Living room landscape

It's been such a long while since I had time to play with Lego, to fool around with my camera without a fixed artistic purpose, to create something other than buzz around PLAY . Finally, the day before yesterday a miracle happened and I found some time to refresh myself.

This is one of the results - a living room landscape with a Lego piece I built over a month ago (poor baby, a whole month waiting to be photographed and destroyed). I hope you like it.

And talking about buzz, this is PLAY'S last weekend. If you haven't seen it, please do come!! 

P8 Gallery

Yehuda Halevi 79, Tel Aviv.  

Wed.-Thu. 11-19, Fri.-Sat. 11-15.

Untitled

Accidentally, a few days ago I erased the post with this image, featuring now in a sales exhibition organized by Site Specific, in Cheetah Gallery (Hahashmal 33 Tel Aviv). It's strange, cause you can always upload an image again, but in a blog, you can never go back to the date the post what written, nor to it's exact content.

Anyway, you are all invited to go and see the real thing, in the real world... you are also more than welcome to buy it :)

Have a great weekend

Rinat  

PLAY

Now that that my exhibition PLAY has been launched, I can finally share in my lab a piece from one of the series taking part in the show. This is Play Ground 1, and it is part of a triptych (a series of 3 pieces). If you want to see the rest, just come visit: Yehuda Halevi 79, Wed. and Thu. 11:00-19:00, Fri.-Sat. 11:00 -15:00.

Also, I want to thank from all my heart to all the kind people who took part in PLAY by supporting me through Indiegogo. And for those of you who still haven't contributed but want to do so, this is your last chance: 24 hours to go and the campaign is over:

Go inside the link: 

http://igg.me/at/Rinat/x/2494259

Be part of PLAY!!!!

Thanks a lot

Rinat

Guns are for suckers!

In the beginning, I didn't think I'd use this image, taken in my kitchen a few weeks ago, but then came a campaign against domestic violence, where citizens urge the Israeli government to forbid security guards to take their weapons home (a permission resulting in many women injured and killed by their partners).

So... now that it has meaningful purpose, I am becoming more fond of this image of mine and have decided to publish it in my Lab.

I really hope you enjoy it, and please don't forget to get in my campaign  and CONTRIBUTE to my solo show, PLAY, comming up in April 18, as much as you can!

Rinat

Net

This is an image I really wanted to exhibit in my first solo show (April 18 - May 18, P8 Gallery, Tel Aviv). In the end, the curator and me decided you can not show everything the first time. I believe he's right, and still: having a blog permits you to do whatever you feel like, instantly :)

I also want to invite you people to be part of the show and participate in the crowd-funding campaign I'm running through Indiegogo

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/play--2/x/2494259?c=home

Love ya all and thanks for following!

Rinat

Blurry

This is how I see while photographing myself. When off the set, I wear glasses that help me see the world clearly, but somehow, I have never gotten myself a pair of contact lenses to help me while I work. This is why, although I am usually a a meticulous photographer and a sharp one too, every time a self portrait comes out focused, I feel as if a miracle occurred.

Anyway, this image proves that focus isn't always the point. Sometimes, it's just the opposite.

Oh, and welcome to my new Facebook Page. Please LIKE it if you like it :)

Am I Cindy Sherman?

I think the answer is no. First, because I usually don't hide my Self, but try (and sometimes fail) to expose it as much as I can. Second, because the beautiful and convincing actress in the picture is not me, but my partner - Revital - with one of my wigs. And third, because if I was Cindy Sherman, I would probably be much wealthier then I am right now. And more famous.

Anyway, I think this is my post for Purim. Merry Purim :)

Nobody's mother

 It is often that I ask myself: why are women expected to be mothers all the time? To be comprehensive and supportive and giving and altruistic (because it is for self sacrificing that women, even little girls, are best rewarded in male dominated society - how clever of them, of course!) . 

I was never rewarded for any of these. I don't want to be nobody's mother. I want to be recognized for my art skills, for my wit and for my strength in the field of life. I want to be forgiven for my selfishness, to be taken care of, to be fed by others.

Last week I came across some of Gal Volinez's breast feeding work. The context of the works is totally different, but I thought to myself: maybe it's time to share these images, that I guess are sketches for a piece still to come.

Sometimes, I'm not alone

Something calm, against the storm...

Memories from another life of mine