Anastasia Samoylova

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Image Cities takes us through cities ranked highest in global interconnectedness by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, revealing their transformation behind façades of heightened anticipation. The photographs can be interpreted as a critique of consumerism and a global visual-economic order that envelops local identities. Samoylova’s work refines urban photography clichés: citizens overshadowed by massive images, faces distorted through glass, and the Pop-Cubism of visual collage. The small human figures appear indifferent as they navigate city spaces, their existence a blend of various places and times. Samoylova engages with these clichés, deconstructing and reassembling them, aiming for a pictorial sophistication that transcends simple arguments. She prompts reflection on the disparity between these cities' brand identities and their everyday realities. ANASTASIA SAMOYLOVA (*1984), originally from Moscow, moved to the United States in 2008 and earned a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Art from Bradley University, Illinois. Her work examines the tension between staged perceptions of materialism and reality. Based in Miami, Florida, she combines collage-like details with road trip themes, with her recent series Flood Zones and Floridas receiving critical acclaim.