FRUITOPIA
The improbable marriage between a human and a fruit
The delicate art of Luli Barzman’s photographs is to make the strange seem totally natural and, by so doing, to transport us to a poetic and often playful dimension.
When a model arrives at a Luli photo shoot, s/he is irresistibly drawn to a mountain of colourful, fragrant fruits and vegetables. Along with her/his clothing, s/he sheds the ‘normal’ codes of behaviour and exposes a more primary self.
Luli Barzman photographer/alchemist draws out each model, searching for some elusive revelation to forge the improbable marriage between a human and a fruit.
The very starkness of means brings forth a richness of meanings. The black background, devoid of all beginnings and endings, sets off the fruit in tension with the body, precipitating evocations of skin, flesh, organs, viscera and the inescapable cycle of life and death.
Before our eyes, a new world is born. A world closer to childhood and nature, a world where each person can be at peace with him/herself: a Fruitopia!