Your name
Glish Group (Timofey Glinin & Anastasia Shubina)
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Place where you live now
San Francisco, USA
3 words to describe you
Sensitive, ironic, conceptual
Why do you take pictures?
Photography for us is a way to deeply explore topics of interest. In our practice we are passionate about anthropology, myths and the collective unconscious. Through the image, we study how myths and old historical events are transformed in collective memory and affect modernity. Photography has become a continuation of our passion for visual arts: cinema, performance and video art. Being both authentic and surreal, photography allows you to deeply explore human imagination and memory.
Where do you get your inspiration?
We are inspired by films, anthropology, psychoanalysis and philosophy. We are passionate about traveling to remote, hard-to-reach regions; we love doing research and collecting myths.
Who are your influences?
Films of David Lynch, Carlos Reygadas, Werner Herzog and film essays. For example, “The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema” with the philosopher Slavoj Žižek, Chris Marker’s film essays, combining archives and the author’s footage; the experimental films of Ben Rivers.
What determines the subject matter you choose?
Topics in which you can find multiple levels of perception and there is a space for research. We are inspired by the themes, where imagination is refracted into reality, and are working now on a project about futurism, immortality and modern science. We made several projects about the hidden effects of past historical events on everyday life and the consequences of historical trauma.
What impact would you like your art to have?
Transform the perception of the topic.
What artwork do you never get bored with?
Films, conceptual photo projects and contemporary art exhibitions.
Is there anything you want to add?
No.
