Portrait nominee

Since her early childhood Shari Yantra Marcacci has always been known as being overly sensitive. What once was an obstacle has become her biggest blessing.

Human beings and “the mask” they hide behind have always fascinated her. Nowadays and more than ever with social media we are mostly portraying ourselves as being happy, careless and always successful even if it is not true.

In our society we are not supposed to show emotions, especially not the deep and dark ones. Most people are scared to share their deepest thoughts, to make themselves vulnerable and to be judged.

In Attraverso (In-Between) Shari explores intimacy and human emotions. These emotions are expressed behind glass. The glass symbolizes a shield to the outside world, but its transparency still allows us to observe. The subjects are given their space, to take off their mask and just be.

Photographer/filmmaker Shari Yantra Marcacci was born in Switzerland and has traveled all over the world. Shari has always been in the world of the arts. She started her career as a classical dancer and later on studied Directing, Screenwriting and Editing in Los Angeles.
Shari has worked extensively in film and theater. Her work as been in the official selection of film festivals all over the world and has received several awards. Some of these festivals include the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards 2012.
Shari studied Photography at the Los Angeles Center of Photography with Aline Smithson and Ken Merfeld among others. In her work as a photographer, Shari focuses on people. She is fascinated by humans, their characters and psychology. She likes to create work that reflect her own personal experiences.

Group Exhibitions:

2015
f16-New Photographic Visions, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Hollywood, CA.

2014
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA.

Publications:
Lenscratch Blogzine, January 2015
Lenscratch Blogzine, February 2015