Woman Vanitas


  • Photographer
    Valerie Ogorodnyk
  • Prize
    1st Place / People/Self-Portrait
  • Company/Studios
    Valerie Gallery
  • Date of Photograph
    20/07/2012
  • Technical Info
    Nikon D300

The Dutch “vanitas” (Latin for vanity) still life brings together the prevailing moral tone and an appreciation of everyday objects: how vain and insignificant are human concerns. ”Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” These objects symbolize transitory human achievement and satisfactions. People can’t live without commodities and modern way of life and human existence depends on them. On the other side, more and more significance is given to pleasure our life with food. Women's beauty is temporary, same as fruits and flowers. The result is – it is human tendency to keep the beauty as long as we can and surround our life with it. So, we keen to objectify beautiful things. That’s our natural fear of mortality.

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