Exhibition "Dorian Gray Syndrome" by photographer Tatyana Medvedeva

On April 29, at the Mosfilm Gallery, the famous photo artist Tatyana Medvedeva will present her new provocative project, Dorian Gray Syndrome. The psychological term that underlies the idea of the exhibition extols the cult of youth, expressed in fear of physical withering or aging. This psychological state is especially common among public figures: movie stars, artists, singers. Named after the character of Oscar Wilde’s novel “Portrait of Dorian Gray”.

Each hero of the photo project is depicted at two ages - the present and many years later. The exhibition presents about 30 works whose heroes were such celebrities as: Vadim Galygin, Igor Zhizhikin, Dominic Joker, Alexander Nosik, Grigory Drozd, lawyer Sergey Zhorin, Pavel Priluchny, Cornelia Mango, Alesya Visich, Vitas, Pablo Derevyanko, Anna Tsukanova - Kott, Artem Tkachenko, Roman Kadaria, Levan Todua, Anton Shurtsov, Ekaterina Volkova, Sergey Badyuk, Ivan Gurov.

The photographer managed to show in the frame not only the aging process, but at the same time preserve the character of the heroes using the science of physiognomy and makeup. The main goal of the work is to look at the reaction of people who are aware of the fleeting youth, while remaining young in their hearts, understand the inevitability of aging.

A psychologist by training, Tatyana Medvedeva always chooses the topics of psychology that are ambiguously interpreted for her projects. In her fifth photo exhibition, “Dorian Gray Syndrome,” Tatyana Medvedeva speaks of a pressing issue of all time - the fear of aging. As they age, people who are afraid of this process continue to compare youth and old age. Long-livers claim that there is only one secret to eternal youth - this is interest in life and optimism. Happiness has nothing to do with appearance and the number of years lived. Each age has its own charm, like the seasons. The main thing is to understand and evaluate it in time.