Lise sarfati biography
Born in Oran, Algeria (French), Sarfati graduated with an MA. in Russian Studies from the Sorbonne in From to , she lived in Russia, capturing.
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Lise Sarfati’s work exists at the edge of reality and fiction. Merging portraiture, snapshot and arranged tableau, her images conjure richly layered worlds often centered on specific “characters”, which avoid any fixed narratives and allow viewers to inhabit a space of multiple interpretations.
Born in Oran, Algeria (French), Sarfati graduated with an MA.
in Russian Studies from the Sorbonne in 1979. From 1989 to 1998, she lived in Russia, capturing the atmosphere of a country in transition.
Biography & Accomplishments.Her images of urban ruins and characters in interior spaces led to her first major body of work, Acta Est (2000) published by Phaidon. The series’ poetic approach set itself apart from the category of photojournalism and laid the groundwork for Sarfati’s later interest on the lives of young people.
In 2003, she travelled across the United States photographing adolescents in the cities of Austin (TX) Asheville (NC), Portland (OR), New Orl