Surfacing from Romanian folklore via escapist cinema, the term Moroi was appropriated as an alternative “denomination” for vampires. However, the Slavic lexicon points out to the m?ra – mòra etymological nexus, with direct reference to nightmares, only to develop subsequently an archetypal transition towards a more palatable form of a succubus. It is a rather comforting contrast to the Romanian incipient interpretation, which preserved for centuries the even more disturbing meaning of an unbaptized dead child that haunts his own mother in the dead of night…
Alexandru Crisan (b. Bucharest, Romania 1978) is a visual artist specialized in fine art photography. An architect by formal education, his professional career in photography began in 2008 and since then, he has focused on completing and promoting his eclectic art projects. His research on and within photography grasps a unique surreal vision on immateriality, while accentuating different stages of a hyperrealist understanding of reality. Complementary, he accentuates multiple imaginary versions of different worlds that accept contradictory interpretations.
