Portals: 42.3154070, 43.3568920 is a typology of neon crosses scattered across rural Georgia. Marked with the exact coordinates of the place of death, these mounted crosses serve as memorials for the deceased.
“Portals: 42.3154070, 43.3568920” is a deeply personal project born from my fascination with neon crosses scattered throughout my home country. As memorials for the deceased, these crosses intrigued me due to their stark contrast with the asceticism of Orthodox Christianity. I began collecting a typology of these vibrant symbols along roads and various locations, documenting their presence in the landscape and examining the concept of communication with the otherworldly.
ELLENE KACHARAVA
Photographer & Visual Artist
Email: elene _kacharava@hotmail.com Instagram: @ellene_kn
PROFILE
Georgian-born visual artist working with photography, installation, and multimedia. My practice examines the intersections between identity, memory, ritual, and performance, with a focus on how personal and collective histories are constructed and reenacted. I am particularly interested in the tension between intimacy and staged representation, and the ways photographic images function as sites of mourning, embodiment, and cultural inheritance. My current research explores Georgian funerary rituals, gendered grief, and the politics of visual memory.
EDUCATION
Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering - MA in Photography and Design
TPMM (Tilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum) - Photography Workshop with Antoine d'Agata
CES, Tbilisi - Songwriting & Music Production
CES, Tbilisi - Photography: Ways of Artistic Expression
Paris College of Art, France - BFA in Communication Design
Parsons Paris, France - Foundation Course in Art and Design
American Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia - GED / High School Diploma
CONTACT
Photographer & Visual Artist
Email: elene _kacharava@hotmail.com
Instagram - ellene_kn
PROFILE
Georgian-born visual artist working with photography, installation, and multimedia. My practice examines the intersections between identity, memory, ritual, and performance, with a focus on how personal and collective histories are constructed and reenacted. I am particularly interested in the tension between intimacy and staged representation, and the ways photographic images function as sites of mourning, embodiment, and cultural inheritance. My current research explores Georgian funerary rituals, gendered grief, and the politics of visual memory.
EDUCATION
Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering - MA in Photography and Design
TPMM (Tilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum) - Photography Workshop with Antoine d'Agata
CES, Tbilisi - Songwriting & Music Production
CES, Tbilisi - Photography: Ways of Artistic Expression
Paris College of Art, France - BFA in Communication Design
Parsons Paris, France - Foundation Course in Art and Design
American Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia - GED / High School Diploma
EXHIBITIONS
Fundació Vila Casas - "Look Again", Barcelona, Spain
Can Framis Museum - Degree Show, Barcelona, Spain
Fine Art Igualada - "Identity", Igualada, Spain
Bonito Urban Space - "Autumn in May" Tbilisi Georgia
Fabrika Tbilisi - "The Photography Art Show", Tbilisi, Georgia