Tera Pechmannova
Is a photographer and filmmaker, as well as a lover of stories. Using installation, video and photograms, Tera unfolds her narratives for the viewer to experience.
She grew up in Prague, in magician family with two generations of magicians. That had an impact to stay naive in her work.
She has been making photograms for last 4 years, building a new world with a play of lights is essential for her.
In her photograms, shadows play hide and seek behind real objects, becoming more alive than the main characters.
This may easily cause confusion to those who expect to know the whole story right from the beginning.
However, questioning the state of misunderstanding opens door to see reality from a different angle.
She uses camera to communicate it is a way of fulfilling her need to express her experience of existing in the world in such a way that she is able to touch another human being for her making pictures is a way of dealing with emotions.