Project:
“Traces of Time” visual suite for Flowers, Light and DSLR
Pigment Prints, Hahnemühle Matte - Size 20"x 25"
Edition Limited to Seven
Artist Statement:
Change is the only constant. Amid the flux of uncertainty, flowers offer a refuge of calm. In my reimagining of the classical still life, a flower ceases to be merely a flower; it gains another dimension, becoming an ethereal idea.
Through instilled motion, the traces of time capture a poetic dance of impermanence of a flower. Each moment becomes its own time. Within it lies the opportunity to recognize our connection to the whole. In this way, every moment becomes the starting point of life.
Each artwork is a timepiece that tells the exact time in the universe.
Time is Always Now.
Digital photo(shop) manipulation is not part of my creative process. Using original technique, creation of the image happens in-camera.
Denis shares his life between New York and Paris. Away from photographing, he plays saxophone and writes fiction.
Flowers courtesy of Zezé Flowers.
Denis Vlasov (b.1973) grew up in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States in 1991. He earned a degree in Economics at Upsala College in New Jersey, graduating in 1995.
After working in finance, he followed his passion for photography. Denis honed his craft through hands-on experience, assisting renowned photographers like Steven Klein and Bruce Weber.
Inspired, he sought to apply what he learned to his artistic endeavors. Denis’ editorial photography appeared in the Interview Magazine, Vogue Italy, New York Times, AD, Rizzoli Publications.
The Flowers project started unintentionally when Zezé, of Zezé Flowers in New York, gave Denis a single white Anemone, setting way to artistic collaboration between the legendary flower-designer and the photographer.
Ten years on, Denis had developed a sensitivity to the poetics of flowers, where he sees each one as a cosmic event. Photographing flowers is part of his mindfulness practice.