Elinor Carucci

“Sometimes, photographing came before the logical understanding and my consciousness regarding life around me. Sometimes, it confused my world of pictures with the real world”

One cannot believe the simplicity in the composition in many of Elinor Carucci’s photography. Elinor Carucci-whom I choose to base my “Famous Photography” project on,captures a personality I want to acquire when it comes to photography. Born in Israel 1971, Carruci stands out from many women, since she seems to adore her body in some manner, on the other hand she is a professional belly dancer.
Whether in her picture “Will he take me 2002” image –where she stands scared and proud wearing nothing but her pubic hair- or in “Pain 15 2003” - where she lays on the ground with electrical patches on her leg, and once more wearing noting but skin- Carucci takes the perversion of the naked body and implies something natural. Of course its somewhat culturally shocking because 1) Posing naked for something other than porn and 2) A woman in her late 30’s is shun if her body is exposed (especially if she has children).The usage of the images in her “Pain” “Crisis” and “Closer” pushes the limits of a comfort level between family members, meaning a deeper relationship with her subjects –Mainly her parents and her husband-. For that reason I am focusing on people who influence me negatively and positively.
The main reason why I even considered Carucci was because of this quote http://photo.box.sk “ I once thought that to take pictures of my mom would help me overcome the fear of time passing, but the photography only shows me the cruelty of time and even the pictures of faces without wrinkles do not comfort me.”
I can personally relate to having a phobia concerning time. The cold hard fact that time does not exist, yet it we follow it religiously. The idea of photographing my world seemed like a good idea, since I was scared to let go of what I believed was me. The fact is that a past is meant to be forgotten, even if memories were full of grace. Nothing is as good as remembering. Carucci, as well as I did, have discovered how non-bias is the truth. Let the people we admire layer our lips with lipstick, for that is our only protection against time.