Art editorial delivered by Sergey Skip & team.
Elusive nature of memories, echoes of encounters with people, the ways they can blur and shift over time. Something being recalled comes back blurry and indistinct, being distorted by the passage of time.The series is a reminiscence of fragility and mutability of our dreams, of how memories become illusions, being shaped by the chaotic consciousness. Stylistically it inherits approaches of fashion photography and graphic design with minimalist object-focused compositions. With the intention of finding new ways of contemporary photography expression.


μΈλ₯΄κ²μ΄ μ€ν΅κ³Ό νμ΄ μ 곡ν μνΈ μλν 리μΌ.
κΈ°μ΅μ μ λ§€ν νΉμ±, μ¬λλ€κ³Όμ λ§λ¨μ λ©μ리, μκ°μ΄ μ§λ¨μ λ°λΌ νλ €μ§κ³ λ³ννλ λ°©μ. νμλλ 무μΈκ°λ νλ¦Ώνκ³ λΆλΆλͺ νλ©° μκ°μ νλ¦μ λ°λΌ μ곑λμ΄ λμμ€λ©°, μ΄ μ리μ¦λ μ°λ¦¬ κΏμ μ°μ½ν¨κ³Ό κ°λ³μ±, κΈ°μ΅μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² νμμ΄ λκ³ νΌλμ€λ¬μ΄ μμμ μν΄ νμ±λλμ§μ λν νμμ λλ€. μ€νμΌμ μΌλ‘λ λ―Έλλ©ν μ€λΈμ μ€μ¬μ ꡬμ±μ ν΅ν΄ ν¨μ μ¬μ§κ³Ό κ·Έλν½ λμμΈμ μ κ·Ό λ°©μμ κ³μΉν©λλ€. νλ μ¬μ§ ννμ μλ‘μ΄ λ°©λ²μ μ°ΎκΈ° μν΄ λ Έλ ₯ν©λλ€.


– How would you describe yourself in 3 sentences?
Sergey Skip is a photographer and visual artist based in-between Berlin and Lisbon. In his work he studies transitions of memories into illusions. His fine art photographs are characterized by their dreamlike quality, and often feature abstract & surreal elements that seem to defy rational explanation. Stylistically they inherit approaches of fashion photography and graphic design with minimalist object-focused compositions. With the intention of finding new ways of contemporary visual expression.


– μμ μ μΈ λ¬Έμ₯μΌλ‘ μ΄λ»κ² μ€λͺ νμκ² μ΅λκΉ?
Sergey Skip λ λ² λ₯Όλ¦°κ³Ό 리μ€λ³Έμ μ€κ°λ©° νλνλ μ¬μ§μκ°μ΄μ λΉμ£ΌμΌ μν°μ€νΈμ λλ€. κ·Έλ κΈ°μ΅μ΄ νμμΌλ‘ μ νλλ κ³Όμ μ μ°κ΅¬ν©λλ€. κ·Έμ μμ μμ μ¬μ§μ λͺ½νμ μΈ λΆμκΈ°κ° νΉμ§μ΄λ©°, μ΄μ±μ μΈ μ€λͺ μ κ±°λΆνλ λ―ν μΆμμ μ΄κ³ μ΄νμ€μ μΈ μμκ° μμ£Ό λ±μ₯ν©λλ€. μ€νμΌμ μΌλ‘λ λ―Έλλ©ν μ€λΈμ μ€μ¬μ ꡬλλ‘ ν¨μ μ¬μ§κ³Ό κ·Έλν½ λμμΈμ μ κ·Ό λ°©μμ κ³μΉν©λλ€. νλμ μΈ μκ°μ ννμ μλ‘μ΄ λ°©λ²μ μ°ΎκΈ° μν΄ λ Έλ ₯ν©λλ€.

– What’s the story behind art direction of this project?
The project started only several months since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Both of the models and the assistant are Ukrainians. One of them, Yelyzaveta, had to escape to Germany recently at that time, because the war came into her city. Unnecessary to say that anything we could really think of were the atrocities that were (and still are) happening in Ukraine.
The original goal was to make some new pictures for Yelyzaveta to help her find model jobs in Europe. Iβve went through some friends in fashion and collected some clothes and masks for styling, including some pieces which were created as a collaboration of Berlin brand FUENF and myself. So this way the βfashionβ part of the shoot was covered (and exists in a separate editorial). Moreover Iβve also invited a good friend of mine and an amazing actress. The model Valeriia, with whom we wanted to do something together for a long time.
So I started to think of how we could also speak about the war through the images. Of how it is permanently damaging and affecting mental state of Ukrainian people, and perhaps other people who were deeply emotionally (and not only) involved into what was happening. The moodboard was titled βTrauma: A careful observation of how the war is forever changing us internallyβ.
It was split into several parts “pain ↔ anger ↔ derealisation β transcendence?β, which I came up with through reading research papers on PTSD, and also on spiritual healing. So everything on the pictures were supposed to be happening inside oneβs subconsciousness. The constantly flickering emotional states which you cannot yet express. A possessed mind suffering from vast force of traumatic events. I think I wanted to capture how very close people around me were feeling, and how I was feeling. Not to tell, but to capture, and to understand. Perhaps you can sense some of that in the images.

– μ΄ νλ‘μ νΈμ μνΈ λλ ν λΉνμΈλ μ€ν 리λ 무μμΈκ°μ?
μ΄ νλ‘μ νΈλ μ°ν¬λΌμ΄λμμ μ μμ΄ μμλ μ§ λΆκ³Ό λͺ λ¬ λ§μ μμλμμ΅λλ€. λͺ¨λΈκ³Ό μ΄μμ€ν΄νΈ λͺ¨λ μ°ν¬λΌμ΄λ μΈμ λλ€. κ·Έλ€ μ€ ν λͺ μΈ μ리μλ² νλ λΉμ μ μμ΄ κ·Έλ μ λμλ‘ λ€μ΄μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ μ΅κ·Ό λ μΌλ‘ νμΆν΄μΌ νμ΅λλ€. μ°ν¬λΌμ΄λμμ μΌμ΄λ¬κ³ μ§κΈλ μΌμ΄λκ³ μλ μν νμλ λ§ν νμλ μμ΄ λμ°ν μΌμ΄μμ΅λλ€.
μλ λͺ©νλ μ리μλ² νκ° μ λ½μμ λͺ¨λΈ μΌμ리λ₯Ό μ°Ύλ λ° λμμ΄ λ μλ‘μ΄ μ¬μ§μ λ§λλ κ²μ΄μμ΅λλ€. ν¨μ κ³μ μ’ μ¬νλ μΉκ΅¬λ€μ ν΅ν΄ μ€νμΌλ§μ μν΄ μ·κ³Ό λ§μ€ν¬λ₯Ό μμ§νλλ°, κ·Έμ€μλ λ² λ₯Όλ¦° λΈλλ FUENFμ μ κ° μ½λΌλ³΄λ μ΄μ ν μνλ ν¬ν¨λμ΄ μμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ κ² ν΄μ 촬μμ ‘ν¨μ ’ λΆλΆμ λ€λ£¨μμ΅λλ€(λ³λμ μλν 리μΌμ μ€λ € μμ΅λλ€). λν μ μΉν μΉκ΅¬μ΄μ λ©μ§ μ¬λ°°μ°λ μ΄λνμ΅λλ€. μ€λ«λμ ν¨κ» 무μΈκ°λ₯Όνκ³ μΆμλ λͺ¨λΈ λ°λ 리 μμ λλ€.
κ·Έλμ μ λ μ΄λ―Έμ§λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ μμ λν΄ μ΄μΌκΈ°ν μ μλ λ°©λ²μ μκ°νκΈ° μμνμ΅λλ€. μ μμ΄ μ°ν¬λΌμ΄λ μ¬λλ€, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ μμ κΉμ΄ κ°μ μ μΌλ‘(λΏλ§ μλλΌ) μ°λ£¨λ λ€λ₯Έ μ¬λλ€μ μ μ μνμ μ΄λ»κ² μꡬμ μΈ νΌν΄λ₯Ό μ νκ³ μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉλμ§μ λν΄μ. 무λ보λμ μ λͺ©μ ‘νΈλΌμ°λ§’μμ΅λλ€: μ μμ΄ μ°λ¦¬λ₯Ό λ΄λΆμ μΌλ‘ μ΄λ»κ² λ³νμν€κ³ μλμ§μ λν μ£Όμ κΉμ κ΄μ°°”μ΄λΌλ μ λͺ©μ΄μμ΅λλ€.
μΈμ ν μ€νΈλ μ€ μ₯μ μ μμ μΉμ μ κ΄ν μ°κ΅¬ λ Όλ¬Έμ μ½μΌλ©΄μ μκ°ν΄λΈ “κ³ ν΅ ↔ λΆλ Έ ↔ λΉνμ€ν β μ΄μ?”μ΄λΌλ μ£Όμ λ‘ μ¬λ¬ λΆλΆμΌλ‘ λλμ΄μ Έ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ κ·Έλ¦Όμ λμ€λ λͺ¨λ κ²μ 무μμ μμμ μΌμ΄λλ μΌμ΄λΌκ³ μκ°νμ΅λλ€. μμ§ ννν μ μλ λμμμ΄ κΉλ°μ΄λ κ°μ μν. μμ²λ 좩격μ μΈ μ¬κ±΄μΌλ‘ μΈν΄ κ³ ν΅λ°λ λΉμλ λ§μ. μ μ£Όλ³ μ¬λλ€μ΄ λλΌλ κ°μ κ³Ό μ κ° λλΌλ κ°μ μ λ΄κ³ μΆμλ κ² κ°μμ. λ§νλ κ²μ΄ μλλΌ ν¬μ°©νκ³ μ΄ν΄νλ κ²μ΄μ£ . μλ§λ μ΄λ―Έμ§μμ κ·Έ μΌλΆλ₯Ό λλ μ μμ κ²μ λλ€.

– Some photographers work on exact ones and some just put a rough sketch as the results are always different and more experimental anyway. How do you work with mood boards?
With this specific project I’ve actually put quite some effort into the moodboard. I was afraid to loose control on the results. We’ve absolutely ignored it during the shoot (even though i even had it printed with me). Therefore it is good to set the βmoodβ prior to the shooting day. Let everyone express their true genuine creativity on the shooting day.
– μ΄λ€ ν¬ν κ·ΈλνΌλ μ ννκ² μμ νκ³ μ΄λ€ ν¬ν κ·ΈλνΌλ λλ΅μ μΈ μ€μΌμΉλ§ νκΈ°λ νλλ°, μ΄μ¨λ κ²°κ³Όλ νμ λ€λ₯΄κ³ λ μ€νμ μ΄κΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. 무λ보λλ μ΄λ»κ² μμ νλμ?
μ΄ νΉμ νλ‘μ νΈμμλ κ²°κ³Όλ¬Όμ λν ν΅μ λ ₯μ μμκΉ λ΄ λ¬΄λ보λμ κ½€ λ§μ 곡μ λ€μμ΅λλ€. 촬μ μ€μλ 무λ보λλ₯Ό μμ ν 무μνμ£ (μ¬μ§μ΄ νλ¦°νΈκΉμ§ νλλ°λμ). 촬μμΌ μ μ ‘λΆμκΈ°’λ₯Ό μ νκ³ μ΄¬μ λΉμΌμ λͺ¨λκ° μ§μ ν μ°½μμ±μ ννν μ μλλ‘ νλ κ²μ΄ μ’μ΅λλ€.


– Your pictures seem to be like paintings. What is your background in art? Do you use mixed techniques/post production or replying purely on photography?
Thank you. I have no background in art. Apart from slowly getting into the field since a couple of years by practicing visual arts (but not painting) and reading. Iβve studied Engineering Physics. And I have 13 years of work experience in digital & graphic design. The burden of which Iβm currently trying to get rid of. For photography post-production I use nothing more than Lightroom. However I do have few optical tricks I use during the shoots.


– μ¬μ§μ΄ κ·Έλ¦Όμ²λΌ 보μ λλ€. λ―Έμ μ λν λ°°κ²½ μ§μμ΄ μλμ? νΌν© κΈ°λ²/ν¬μ€νΈ νλ‘λμ μ μ¬μ©νλμ, μλλ©΄ μμνκ² μ¬μ§μΌλ‘λ§ μλ΅νλμ?
κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ λ λͺ λ μ λΆν° μκ° μμ (κ·Έλ¦Όμ μλμ§λ§)κ³Ό λ μλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ²μ²ν μ΄ λΆμΌμ λ°μ λ€μ¬λμ κ² μΈμλ λ―Έμ μ λν λ°°κ²½ μ§μμ΄ μ ν μμ΅λλ€. μ λ 곡ν 물리νμ μ 곡νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λμ§νΈ λ° κ·Έλν½ λμμΈ λΆμΌμμ 13λ μ κ²½λ ₯μ μμλλ°, μ§κΈμ κ·Έ λΆλ΄κ°μ μμ λ €κ³ λ Έλ ₯νκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
μ¬μ§ ν¬μ€νΈ νλ‘λμ μλ λΌμ΄νΈλ£Έλ§ μ¬μ©ν©λλ€. νμ§λ§ 촬μ μ€μ μ¬μ©νλ κ΄ν νΈλ¦μ΄ λͺ κ°μ§ μμ΅λλ€.


Photographer: Sergey Skip
https://www.sergeyskip.com @sergeyskip
Models: Valeriia Karaman @valeriiakaraman, Yelyzaveta Boieva @lizunosby
MUAH: Eavan Derbyshire @eavandmakeup
Assistance:Kateryna Monetova @kmtova
Masks: Lego Sky @lego_sky
Clothes: Yohji Yamamoto, FUENF, FUENF x Sergey SkipBe

