s h a r o n r a d i s c h
artist based in paris & new york
photo courtesy of lauren damaskinos
about sharon
the nyc and paris-based photographer and painter circumvented a traditional path to a career in the arts. she initially graduated with a biology / pre-med degree before moving to paris to study the french language. intending to stay for six months, sharon remained in france for three years while completing a master's degree in biology and cellular physiology. this unique educational background lent sharon an eye for abstraction. as she witnessed the cohesive nature of organic life, she felt drawn to the minute mechanisms of cells in isolation. for several years, sharon applied this interest in interaction to her work in the medical field. after long days in laboratories, she sought solace in creative practice and began assembling sculptural still lifes to photograph. soon her creative practice blossomed into a full-time career as her unique compositions resonated with a growing social media following. now with over eight years of professional photography experience, sharon sees a parallel between her biological and artistic work. just as organisms depend on individual interactions between cells, sharon’s sculptural still lifes emulate the organic— integrating disparate elements to compose an unexpected harmony. today, sharon’s fashion photography and still lifes have captured the attention of luxury brands, with clients including chanel, la prairie, trudon, barneys ny, and bergdorf goodman. she has also worked with publications such as architectural digest, instyle magazine, the new york times, cereal, and conde nast traveller. with a wide array of work— spanning fashion, travel, still life, and interior design— sharon’s fine art and commercial photography are seen as indistinguishable. no matter her subject or medium, sharon approaches each project as a study of shape and interplay, texture and tension.
“to see the world abstractly is to see it in its fullness”
still
digital exhibition — trnk editions new york, curator : tariq dixon
through still life photography, photographer sharon radisch has been exploring isolation and connectivity while sheltering in place, in new york city.
“as my isolation began on march 12, 2020, i began thinking about what this isolation means and how it relates to us as individuals and as a whole. most of the world is in isolation now, with one common goal. this is a first, in my lifetime, where most everybody in the world is working to attain the same outcome. as individuals, we are isolated, but as a whole we are working together. additionally, i have been observing and considering connectivity. during this time, people are striving to stay connected to each other more than ever. whether it be virtually, by phone or by other means of socially distant communication, people are searching for comfort, strength and a sense of normalcy through connectivity. in creating this project during my isolation time, i would like to stress that this is not a glorification of this tragedy. i am thankful to have been one of the fortunate to remain healthy up until this point. my heart is heavy for the state of the world, and those who have suffered sickness and losses from this pandemic. i am also truly thankful for and eternally indebted to the essential workers who are keeping our world afloat.”
a visual study of language
there are over 600 languages spoken in new york city. in order to study the visual movements of a greeting from different languages, the top 20 languages spoken in new york city were determined. to arrive at 18 languages, english and french were eliminated since i am fluent in those languages, leaving 18 languages, which were randomly assigned to a color of rouge allure laque. a greeting word from each of the 18 languages was recorded, wearing the assigned color of rouge allure laque. each language and color combination was written on paper and selected randomly to determine the order in which they would be presented in the final work. the languages and corresponding colors from l-r are as follows :
urdu - 75 fidelite, russian - 62 still, greek - 74 experimente, korean - 71 mythe, arabic - 80 timeless, tagalog - 65 imperturbable, french creole - 66 permanent , yoruba - 79 eternite, hindi - 72 iconique, polish - 61 continuous, hebrew - 81 obstination, yiddish - 73 invincible, mandarin - 70 immobile, spanish - 63 ultimate, cantonese - 78 tenacious, italian - 67 steady, german - 69 remanence, bengali - 64 exigence