Tina Schula
Blindspot, 2009, from Ratline
Archival inkjet print, 16 x 20 in.
Signed and numbered, Edition of 3
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Statement
In my series Ratline I stage cinematic tableaux exploring the personal blended with fiction and political history. Ratline refers to a system of escape routes for Nazi and other war criminals fleeing Europe at the end of World War II. The photographs represent a non-linear study of a family burdened by the past of two of its members. I have directed my actors towards a non-naturalistic Brechtian acting style.
Similiar to the actors in Bertold Brecht’s epic theatre, my family figures are constructed to distance the viewer from the action and to bring awareness to the socio-political allegory within my work.
Bio
Born in Vienna, Tina Schula lives and works in New York. She received her BA in film from the London College of Communication in 1999 and spent the following years making 16 mm shorts and videos. In 2005 Tina took up photography and continued to explore cinematic narratives blending the personal, the political and fiction. She recently received her MFA in photography from SVA in New York. Tina’s work has been featured in Whitewall Magazine, Bertha Magazine, Datum and in exhibitions in the United States and abroad. tinamachina.com
More on Tina Schula at BOMB Magazine and Whitewall Magazine.