A recent series (three shoots so far, pictures from the third shoot coming soon) that was inspired by 19th and earlier 20th century literature, classic Gothic stories like Frankenstein and Dracula, and authors such as Dostoevsky and H. P. Lovecraft. I wanted to explore how to communicate the complex relationship between light and darkness in…
Architecture. Landscape. Form. Space. Human. Shape. Line. Extension. Artificial. Minuscule. Unnoticed. Grand. Movement. Emotion. In this series, I have been interested in the expanse of form across artifices of architecture, the happenstance of nature, and the blend that is humanity – capable of being artificial, but also capable of giving in to its complex and…
This art series examines the intersections of dance, art, and psychology, with a specific focus on the continuum of ambiguity of human perception, inspired by the concept of the Rorschach ink blots. In this series, I use dancers’ bodies to create shapes that begin to be reminiscent of the symmetrical inkblots of the Rorschach test,…
Hades: the underworld. The creatures that inhabit it are covered in ash and soot. They despise their underground prison as well as one another. They wish to escape, to crawl into the human world and fill it with their rage and hatred. But even for monsters escaping Hades, with its dark and narrow tunnels, painfully…
This was a whimsical and light-hearted shoot that is exactly what it sounds like: A Russian ballerina fairy frolicking in the woods on a sunny day. Inspired by my love for ballet, Russian literature, and, of course, fairies! Photography: Ian Sparks Concept, artistic direction, costuming, modelling: Alina Sotskova. Shoot assistance: Jason Kirkness.
The visual art in this section is by Alina Sotskova. Sources of photographs vary based on each work. The following are samples of art cards, many of them with Victorian and vintage themes. By: Alina Sotskova.
In this composition shoot, I was playing around with creating different stills inspired by themes of 19th century Russia, Victorian fashion and traditions, and ballet (a thoroughly Russian tradition 🙂 ). The book used is a first edition of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, written in old Russian. Concept/photography: Alina Sotskova
Just a fun little shoot inspired by Victorian themes, playing around with a fog machine on an unusually sunny day on the West Coast. Concept/artistic direction/costuming: Alina Sotskova. Photography: Ian Sparks. Editing: Alina Sotskova. Models: Jordan Reichert and Alina Sotskova.
Ian Sparks and Alina have collaborated on many photography and artistic projects together before the founding of Voirelia. Here is a sample of photographs from a variety of photoshoots they have worked on together in the past. Photography: Ian Sparks. Artistic direction: Alina Sotskova. Models: Jemma Shkopiak, Jordan Reichert, Alina Sotskova, Ian Sparks.
An abandoned lighthouse on a tiny island on a hot summer day. The most memorable parts of this shoot include the zodiac we were in almost flipping over as we hit a large floating mass of bull kelp on the way from the little island and trying not to puncture my shoes with broken glass…
The West Coast has no shortage of inspiring spots, from the rain forests to the gardens of Victoria to the beach of Tofino. Just a small sample of photography that resulted from West Coast adventures  and inspiration drawn from this beautiful place. Photographs by Alina Sotskova.
Paris, Toronto, Nice, Vancouver, Victoria and many small towns from British Columbia and Ontario, Canada are represented in this sample of urban photography, capturing unique aspects of life in each city or town: from a cheeky label on the cupboards at a closing psychiatric hospital in London, Ontario to the Eiffel tower to the peaceful…
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