ROBERT GLIGOROV (MACEDONIA)
Bobe’s Legend (La Legendda di Bobe)
The artist’s profile fills the bottom half of the screen. By looking upwards, he divides the image; becoming the horizon in a landscape of myths and legends common to all cultures. It is a landscape where human beings and animals share a language – and fight, trick, or help each other in order to make sense of their world. For the little chicks in the world of Bobe’s Legend, there is only the enclosed, safe nest of the man’s mouth, or the seemingly limitless space beyond – the space of flight and freedom, with all its attendant dangers.
Robert Gligorov was born in Macedonia, and lives and works in Milan, Italy. He is primarily known for his photographs, which have been widely exhibited in Europe. His photographs are always arresting, sometimes shocking, using unexpected combinations of human, animal and vegetable life to explore sexuality and identity.