Photography has always been the antidote for Shira Gold’s unquiet mind - a visual expression of subjects that defied verbal articulation and a lens in which she can see the world through new eyes. She creates visual metaphors for themes common to us all such as grief, identity and change through composited still life and landscape. Stillness, negative space and minimalism are consistent characters that have become hallmarks in Shira’s work, providing visual respite and a means to focus on intention and simplicity.
Shira’s work has been featured in International publications including The Guardian and The Times (UK), exhibited publicly as a part of Photoville’s The Fence and in several brick and mortar galleries through Europe and North America. She currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
In her mysteriously-lit “terrariums of grief”, the natural landscape becomes a symbol for the the complicated process of mourning, as the photographer searches for a way to deal with losing her mother.
