Artwork description:

An underwater photograph of a reflection of a diving woman in the inner side of the water surface. This is not a painting, this is a real photograph.

There is always another side, another point of view, a different opinion. The sky and boat reflections in a calm water we always see is just one side. What’s on the opposite one? It it also a mirror?
One day I went underwater and instead of photographing models started looking up, at their reflections in the inner water surface.
Water ripples break inner surface into liquid shards, the bent pieces of what would be reflected in a wall mirror. Put together they form a new picture, the one compiled by a liquid mirror. You may say the surface movement is totally chaotic, however; looking at the reflections I can’t stop feeling the presence of an intelligent mind.

This photo, for example, is a reflection of my underwater model. She is an excellent diver, always happy always smiling. The other side reflection reveals how difficult her job actually is, how much strength and patience her underwater smile takes - which was a total surprise to me.

This photograph is a part of the series ‘The Other Side REFLECTIONS’ - underwater photographs of the reflections in the internal water surface.

Original digital print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.

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Alex Sher is a contemporary underwater fine art photographer whose admiration of feminine sensuality heralded him to worldwide acclaim. Sher's photographs have been printed in prestigious magazines, displayed by the greatest galleries and museums.

Alex Sher was born in Ukraine and moved to America with his parents in 1995. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Sher’s first underwater works emerged in 2013. In 2015 Sher's photographs were exhibited in Paris at the Louvre Museum and later by museums of London, New York, Los Angeles, and other metropolises. His first personal exhibition was held in 2016 by the Bruce Lurie Gallery.

Sher's first photo book ‘Mermaids’ was published in 2018.
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Materials used:

Archival pigment

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