“I, Snaily”. Self-portrait. I photographed myself connected to a vintage snail toy covering part of my face. Taken in my living room. Behind me is an open window overlooking the magical bokeh lights of the city at night. This self-portrait shot was influenced by 2 surrealist works I saw by the Belgian artist René Magritte: “The Son of Man” and “Man in a Bowler Hat”. I see myself as a snail. Feeling very slow and also different, unique and non-standard. And the truth is, I don't have a problem with that.
I am a fine art photographer, a digital artist and a retoucher based in Israel. I create images using toys: soft stuffed animals & plush toys, wooden toys, figurines, antique and vintage toys & dolls, in my home or outdoors using creative sets. I edit my images in Lightroom and Photoshop using layers of photos and occasionally also a combination of digital drawings. Influenced by animation, surrealism, fine art photographers, and "Toy Photography”.
