Borissova, Julia - Dimitri

"An incident that happened in the end of XVI century Russia became a starting point for this work. Tsarevich Dimitry, the last son of Ivan the Terrible died under mysterious circumstances from a knife wound to his throat, people speculated on the possible various causes for his death.
I was intrigued by how the image of the past can reform in our minds today. Is it possible to imagine the true picture of the world while knowing that so much information is distributed to manipulate people’s minds for political purposes? Despite conscious efforts to perceive information objectively, brain generates myths that distort your logical thinking, making you conform to the ideas that are convenient for you. Consequently, myth becomes the very "reality," in which people sincerely believe." (J.B.)

About the photographer (*in Talinn, Estonia):
Julia Borissova lives in St.Petersburg, Russia where she studied at the Academy of Photographic skills in 2009-2010. She graduated from Foundation of information and cultural projects "FotoDepartament", program "Photography as a research", 2011-2013. Participated in a Master class of: S. Maximishin (Russia), 2010; Nordic Photography Experience - Jan Grarup (Denmark, agency NOOR) class, 2011; Morten Andersen (Norway) class, 2011, 2012; Luuk Wilmering (Dutch) class, 2012; Anouk Kruithof (Dutch) class, 2013;  Jaap Scheeren (Dutch) class, 2014; participated in a Workshop of the international photography magazine FOAM.

Her work has been exhibited in national and international solo and group shows. She is author of the art-books: ‘J.B. about men floating in the air’ (Limited Edition, self published, 2015), ‘Address’ (First English edition, self published, 2015), ‘DOM (Document Object Model)’ (First English edition, self published, 2014), 'Running to the Edge' (Limited edition, self published, 2014), 'The Farther Shore' (Limited edition, self published, 2013)

Julia Borissova employs a greater variety of photographic techniques and styles. Her interest is in the conceptual side of the work.
Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg) and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris).

Awards:
Final winner of the Unveil'd Photobook Award 2015;
Final winner of the FotoFilmic’15 Competition;
Final winner of Belfast Photo Festival, 2015;
Gold Medal Award from the 2014 San Francisco International Photography Competition. California;
1st place in the 2013 International Fine Art Photography Competition in the Experimental category. Paris, France;
1st place in the competition “The Baltic Photo Biennale. Photomania” in the Fine Art category, Russia (2013);
She is a participant at the Belfast Photo Festival, 2015; Athens Photo Festival, 2015; Bitume Photofest, Italy, 2014; the Noorderlicht International Photofestival 2013 TWENTY (the Netherlands).
The project "Running to the Edge" was selected for the top 10 professional shortlist in the Conceptual category, in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards.