I’ve always been interested in the relative immutability of landscapes and their historical events, human destinies, faces. I’m asking my heroes to stand still. And they stand still in front of the camera like an infinity of time and space, revealing greatness, beauty and fragility
Valery Katsuba’s photographic projects focus on representations of the human body, revealing its aesthetic potential. By depicting the naked, muscular and athletic bodies of athletes, circus artists and ballerinas, the photographer demonstrates that the classical canons of beauty, which have been claimed in ancient art, remain relevant.
Artist’s works are in the collections of the National Centre of Art and Culture of Georges Pompidou in Paris, the State Russian Museum, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the State Museum of Contemporary Art 2 de Mayo in Madrid, Print Photography Promocion Association of Seoul, Multimedia Art Museum, French National Association of Modern Art.