Voidness

This project has become a visual expression of my journey to the motherhood: an embarrassing experience of carrying a baby in a womb and giving a birth to it. On my way to becoming a mother I was observing how my perception of the reality was changing, how something born by the nature itself, something wild and powerful had been awoken somewhere deep inside me.

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

I had witnessed how an amazing feeling of being a part of some purely natural and well-regulated process had been developing. I started to spend more time in the country, which helped me to listen to myself, get ready for bringing a new life into the world and meeting it.

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

Maria Kokunova russia photography phosmag voidness

© Maria Kokunova

BIO

1983, Russia, Armavir, 1995 – 2010 Russia, Pyatigorsk, from 2010 Russia, Saint-Petersburg.

 Awards

2014 Shortlist of Moscow International Foto Awards

2014 Historical Museum of Moscow and the Union of Photo Artists of Russia, Moscow

2014 Best of Russia, Moscow

2014 Fotofestival PFF, Saint-Petersburg

INFO

Maria Kokunova