Weekend Portfolio: Elena Magidson
Writing and Photography by Elena Madison
Photo Editing by Haley Winchell
About the artist: Elena Magidson is a visual artist working with collage, photo, and mixed media. Common imagery in her work involves bodies of water and the relationship they hold with other items placed in frame. She often emphasizes sunlight and the reflections it builds when faced with layers of objects.
She uses photography and collage to reflect on difficult experiences from the past as a way to express emotions and encourage a healing process.
She is currently a senior at Savannah College of Art and Design and graduates in June of 2023, finishing with a major in fine art photography and a minor in printmaking.
About the project: (Sub)aqueous
(Sub)aqueous features delicate moments of interaction between water, sunlight, and clothing. It focuses on floating and underwater clothes without human bodies in them. The garments are vessels that narrate the experience of being treated poorly by a romantic partner for not being a virgin. The struggle of self-image and purity is conveyed by shaping garments into certain forms while also capturing the unplanned flow and movement of the fabric. Waves from the ocean or wind by a pool allow the clothes to drift and create exceptional compositions that are one of a kind.
You can view more of Elenas work on her website and Instagram.
