Jamie Diamond & Elena Dorfman: Surrogate – A Love Ideal
Posted on February 20, 2019
Elena Dorfman. Ginger Brook 4, 2001. From the series, Still Lovers
In a culture where overexposure has become the new norm, intimacy and bonding is becoming increasingly complex. People adapt in any number of ways, adopting attitudes, behaviours, and even objects that allow them to channel the desire for love in a tangible way.
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In the new exhibition Surrogate. A Love Ideal, opening February 21, American photographers Jamie Diamond and Elena Dorfman explore the expression of familial and romantic love between human and doll — an expression that elicits feelings of surprise, confusion, disgust, and even empathy from those who see it from the outside looking in.
