Studio 1234 Presents:

Sylvia Sokolowska

May 15– May 31 Reception: Thursday, May 15 at 7 pm – 9 pm,
Sylvia Sokolowska will be exhibiting her photography series"Doll House"
A Series of self-portraits as a commentary on a harmful relationship between today's media and self-image of women

Sylvia Sokolowska graduated from OCAD in 2002 specializing in silver-smithing and Jewellery Design. For the last couple of years she has worked as a jeweller for private companies and clients. Photography has been a long- time passion for Sylvia, it is also another creative outlet where she explores ideas of self in relation to society's expectations, relationships and self knowledge.


Her latest series of works is called ‘‘Doll House`` and was constructed to comment on a negative relationship between today’s culture and the image of women. Women are often portrayed as ‘living dolls’: dehumanized, flawless beauties stripped away from their real character. This representation happens to be highly abusive for it conditions the public and women themselves to view femininity form a superficial perspective. Women become a victim by trying to measure up to an ideal that does not exist.
Sylvia’s photographs are self-portraits. In these works she steps into the shoes of a ‘living doll’ and attempts to portray a story about a real world made of hurt, dramatic sadness and isolation, process of embracing, fighting and conquering her own little demons. It is a story of a girl that simultaneously lives within illusion and reality.

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