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Aesthetic Distance is a photographic exploration of desire and the sense of self and it features a series of performed photographic self-portraits. Here the desire is understood as a medium of psychological expression through which Ryklova observes social and cultural meanings as much as criticises ideas endorsed by the stereotypical representation of them. At that time, as she entered her forties as a single woman, she failed to attain certain outcomes that would have met the expectations she and tradition carried for her. Motivated by the artist’s state of mind, interplay of longing and alienation, she performed to the lens to confront her emotional response rather than portraying it literally. Drawing on the emotional conflict aroused by the divergence of reality that exists from that which has been desired, Ryklova used performance as a strategy to reflect on her childhood-to-adulthood experiences. The theme is clearly associated with the artist’s intimate life, but its depiction possesses elements that allow for different layers of

                 

            

 



Aesthetic Distance is a photographic exploration of desire and the sense of self and it features a series of performed photographic self-portraits. Here the desire is understood as a medium of psychological expression through which Ryklova observes social and cultural meanings as much as criticises ideas endorsed by the stereotypical representation of them. At that time, as she entered her forties as a single woman, she failed to attain certain outcomes that would have met the expectations she and tradition carried for her. Motivated by the artist’s state of mind, interplay of longing and alienation, she performed to the lens to confront her emotional response rather than portraying it literally. Drawing on the emotional conflict aroused by the divergence of reality that exists from that which has been desired, Ryklova used performance as a strategy to reflect on her childhood-to-adulthood experiences. The theme is clearly associated with the artist’s intimate life, but its depiction possesses elements that allow for different layers of