Backyards, 2013, Inkjet Print, 50X70

Nadia’s photographs were taken in the backyards of villas in a small and sleepy peripheral town in the south of Israel. These large houses represent the Israeli dream come true of a home with a picket fence. Shuvalov does not focus on the more presentable facade of the houses, but rather on the intimate backyard, used for family time. These images are charged with a social critique - the backyards are presented empty and alienated, lacking a sense of identity and solidarity with the community, which was so characteristic of Israeli society in the past.

Biography

Born in Soviet Union, 1975 | Lives and works In Ashdod | Graduated Musrara in 2013 | Participated in Musrara Mix Festival and in a group Exhibition in the New Gallery, Musrara (2013) | Won the Esther Hevroni Award of Creation Encouraging (2013)