Native Tales is a view of Russian History through the images contained in the United States Library of Congress. I use these images to analyze the mechanics of propaganda and to go deeper into the agenda it serves.
Living abroad for a number of years, I became particularly aware of paradox coexistence of opposing points of view. I am intrigued that the photographs belong to the U.S. Public, however, what they display is intimate to me, a born and raised Muscovite. My identity with the depicted object gives me a sense of immediate perception of the image. The foreign perspective and the selectivity of narrative in this collection make conversations about propaganda and myth irresistible.
Native Tales is a view of Russian History through the images contained in the United States Library of Congress. I use these images to analyze the mechanics of propaganda and to go deeper into the agenda it serves.
Living abroad for a number of years, I became particularly aware of paradox coexistence of opposing points of view. I am intrigued that the photographs belong to the U.S. Public, however, what they display is intimate to me, a born and raised Muscovite. My identity with the depicted object gives me a sense of immediate perception of the image. The foreign perspective and the selectivity of narrative in this collection make conversations about propaganda and myth irresistible.