MIHAI BARABANCEA: FALLING ON BLADES VLADYSLAV KRASNOSHCHOK In 2011 he switched to

In 2011 he switched to the documentary photography and photojournalism

Each photography session was an attempt to bridge a gap I could feel but couldn’t cross

with a waterproof camera (‘Bukubuku’) or in pairs (‘Berobero’) touching tongues

and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

he carves a silent path through the city

MIHAI BARABANCEA: FALLING ON BLADES VLADYSLAV KRASNOSHCHOK In 2011 he switched toABOUT: IT DOESNT ALWAYS KILL YOU, BUT IT ALWAYS HURTS. AND STILL YOUVE GOT TO [] KEEP GOING. I FIND THIS ABILITY TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES, TO TAKE THE PAIN AND ADAPT TO CIRCUMSTANCES, IN MY SUBJECTS: GYPSIES, BEGGARS, CROOKS, VAGABONDS, UNDERDOGS, CONMEN, BUSKERS AND VARIOUS SHADY CHARACTERS IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA. MY OBJECT IS NOT TO EXPLOIT PROBLEM RIDDEN POST COMMUNIST ROMANIA FOR VOYEURISTIC PURPOSES. IM NOT AN INDIFFERENT OBSERVER, BUT ONE WHO