Synchrodogs "Innerland: Portrait of Tomas Diaz Cedeno"
Synchrodogs "Innerland: Portrait of Tomas Diaz Cedeno" 2024
Medium Format Film Photography
Dimensions: 24 x 30 in
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity
Synchrodogs is a duo of multidisciplinary artists from Ukraine - Tania Shcheglova (b.1989) and Roman Noven (b.1984) collaborating since 2008. Synchrodogs were shortlisted for PinchukArtCentre Prize in 2013 (Kyiv, Ukraine), won FOAM Construct 2012 competition held by FOAM magazine (Netherlands), won First Prize in the nomination ‘Art Photography’, Photographer of The Year competition in Ukraine, and Best Fine Art Photographer Title in Vogue Talent competition (Milano, Italy), Best portfolio prize in Weitsprung n5 (Hamburg, Germany) in 2016, were nominated for FOAM Paul Huf Award in 2016 and 2018, shortlisted for Palm* Photo Prize 2019, became winners of Feature Shoot Emerging Photography award and finalists of LensCulture Visual Storytelling Award in 2019. They also became one of the winners of the PH Museum Photography Grant Prize in 2021, won the LensCulture Summer award in 2022, and were selected for AFAA residency in 2023, and Skowhegan residency in 2024. During 2010-2024 had solo shows in Chicago, London, Barcelona, Milano, Krakow, Venice, Amsterdam, Antwerpen, Riga, solo exhibition in Dallas Contemporary Museum in 2015. Synchrodogs took part in numerous group exhibitions in galleries and museums like the Benaki Museum (Athens), Boston Museum of Fine Art, Guy Hepner Gallery (New York), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Somos Gallery (Berlin), The Annenberg Space for Photography (Los Angeles), ArtPrize Hub (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Galerie Blanc (Montréal), etc.
“Innerland is an ongoing series of portraits capturing creatives from around the world—those who dare to look into their souls and connect with the deepest parts of their psyche. Depicting a statement that humans are more than what we see with our eyes, the project aims to discover an endless world that is held inside, rather than outer facade. Acknowledging that we spend most of our lives within our subconscious—immersed in thoughts, emotions, and dreams—the artist reflects on the paradox of how connected or disconnected from nature each person is, despite being an intrinsic part of it themselves. Developing a new art genre called ‘Staged Documentary’ and shying away from a more classical definition of portrait, human beings are shown as having no definite borders and no rational shape. They are a continuation of the environment itself, as the environment forms them a lot, and vice versa - they form the environment. Aiming to build an extensive photographic archive of creatives across various artistic disciplines, Tania perceives her subjects as souls rather than bodies defined by physical attributes. In the eyes of the universe, they all are equal—infinitely deep, boundless, and eternal, existing beyond the constraints of the material world. Her artworks seek to offer an abstract representation of the delicate inner landscape of a human being, pioneering the concept of Inner World Portraiture—a departure from traditional portraiture, where physical appearance often takes center stage.” - Synchrodogs