Alexandra Catiere: Behind the Glass

Untitled, 2005 (from “Behind the Glass”) © Alexandra CatiereAlexandra Catiere writes about her series Behind the Glass,

I took these pictures in Minsk, the city where I was raised. It was the month of January. There was mud with wet snow on the streets. I was at the bus stop starting with fascination at the faces glued to the windows in the publication transportation.

Untitled, 2005 (from “Behind the Glass”) © Alexandra Catiere

They looked at me in turn, or not. The glass separated us, thus creating an illusion of disengagement.

Untitled, 2005 (from “Behind the Glass”) © Alexandra Catiere

The texture of the window, itself with its history, framed the face, taking it out from the real life context.

Untitled, 2005 (from “Behind the Glass”) © Alexandra Catiere

The stillness and detachment of the human look together with the surface of the glass was already an enigmatic picture to me, which I then captured on film.

Untitled, 2005 (from “Behind the Glass”) © Alexandra Catiere See more of Alexandra’s beautiful work on her website. And if you like this concept, see Andrew Miksys’ lovely series titled Buses.