Lying Dog, Koktebel
Artist
Yuri Brodsky
(b. 1958, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, born 1958)
DateNegative 1986, print 1992
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/2 × 22 3/8 in. (36.8 × 56.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Cindy Ewing, 2021
Object number2022.7.1
DescriptionHorizontal image showing a rectangular structure with four horizontal windows on the side. Mountains in background with body of water in middle ground. Woman in a dress in middle ground, standing under an awning or patio roof; recumbent dog in foreground with head down.eMuseum Notes
In this quiet composition, artist Yuri Brodsky captures a moment in time in Koktebel, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea. It is an entirely factual image of a woman and dog in the midst of their separate domestic routines, yet the artist’s choice of muted atmosphere and isolation of the figures gives it a lyrical quality, full of the grace and ambiguity of any ordinary moment. His approach belies the fact that Koktebel is a popular resort town, prized for its azure waters and striking volcanic peaks. Brodsky is a key figure in the second wave of the Dnepropetrovsk School of Photography in Ukraine, described by writer and critic Yevheniy Berezner as “the school of existential contemplation.” His poetic work often situates a lone human figure in the breadth of space, underscoring the wonder and loneliness of being.
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