Melted Barriers
Just because artist Carla Timoc believes in rebellion against perfection and materialism, doesn’t mean her experimental works in analog photography are anything short of graceful. In fact, you may notice that the longer you look at the artist’s abstract photographs, the more color and form seem to slowly crackle, dissolve, and melt away, just like the barriers to connection and healing which Timoc seeks to undermine herself. In this time of global ailment, we should all force ourselves to reflect on the act of healing by melting our own internal barriers and dissolving into spaces of comfort and honesty. Luckily, we have artists like Carla Timoc to help make this possible.
Part #1: Who is Carla Timoc?
Question #1: Who are you?
Carla Timoc, 24, Hohberg Germany, Analog Photographer
My name is Carla Timoc, and I’m a 24 year old romanian artist based in Hohberg, Germany. I recently graduted my masters degree from University of Arts and Design from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. My favourite free time activities include activities such as creating, traveling, browsing social media, dancing around the house, watching movies and series, and going to concerts.
Question #2: Who are you as an artist?
I’m an artist who seeks answers to my questions all the time, but what I’m truly trying to do is finding a way that I can bring down the barrier between the viewer and my work. I find practicing arts to be a very powerful tool to connect to people, a powerful way of communicating my questions, a way to find some answers and (most importantly) heal myself (and others) through art.
Question #3: What has led you to this point in your life?
To be honest, I think I’ve been to this art path all along. I never got distracted from it. I paint and draw since I can remember. I’ve always wanted to do something creative. My middle school/high school were spent in an art high school. I’ve always been creating something. That’s all I ever wanted to do. I ended up doing the art that I’m doing right now because I always wanted to help people. I always wanted them to feel connected to something.
Question #4: What Motivates you to create?
There are so many things that motivate me to create, but the main reason is every time a person comes to me and they tell me that they feel my work. Nothing can beat this feeling. And even if, hypothetically, there will be a day when my work wouldn’t be praised I will still keep creating and making art. Because it’s a huge part of myself, and art always have been into my life. And it will always be there no matter what.
Question #5: What is your artistic practice?
My work seeks different subjects in which I go back and forth, but the primary root of all my artistic process is human condition deconstructed and observed in-depth in a manner that is almost anti-perfectionism. I usually create a metaphysical space where the viewer is encouraged to deconstruct himself to the core, and I often rely on color, texture and composition. The purpose is to break down the barrier between the viewer and the work itself. The photographs are encouraging the individual to pass into a deep state of self-analysis. Using abstract photography does not necessarily describe something concrete about our materialism, but it gives the observer the chance to see his own story and and analyse it more deeply. I think we need this type of “healing” art today more than ever.
Using abstract photography does not necessarily describe something concrete about our materialism, but it gives the observer the chance to see his own story and and analyse it more deeply.”
Part 2: Internal Healing Movement
The following works are part of a project entitled “Internal healing movement”, which explains the exact intention I have when creating art, the intention to help people heal through my work, to connect with each and every one individual that looks at it. I hope that eventually it will form some sort of meditative and contemplative experience. Its no.1 priority is to make you detach for a second and come back to your truest being which is love. It is an open rebellion against consumerism and the art norms nowadays, and it is made for the masses. Especially for the people who are in deep pain.
I like playing with instant photography, and come up with different techniques (most of them accidentally) that will help me expand my instant photography knowledge and see if I can come up with new ideas to create deep meaningful work. I choose to work mainly with instant photography because it is intimate. It gives you the nostalgic feeling when you are holding it, and I embrace its smallness because you really have to look close to see each dot, texture, pattern and color, and it helps a lot communicating visually what my art is all about. Usually I combine this with, the idea of scanning them and make very large prints that are hung like posters on the wall. I believe that both solutions can have a huge impact to the viewer, and draw him closer, to see and feel it better.
Mixed Media
2020
88 x 100mm
Mixed Media
2020
88 x 100mm
Mixed Media
2020
88 x 100mm
Mixed Media
2020
88 x 100mm
Mixed Media
2020
88 x 100mm
Where / How can Vacant Museum Viewer see more of your work and where can they purchase it?
You can see more of my artwork on my instagram @carlaaa.timoc, as I currently work towards building my own website. The prints are also available for sale, but for now If you wish to buy them you can DM me and we can discuss more.