Photomanipulation nominee

This work is part of a series called "Alice,Life is what you decide".
The project freely reinterprets Lewis Carroll's masterpiece "Alice in Wonderland", focusing and analyzing the image of Alice and the various life's teachings that can be drawn from the fairy tale.
The title combines the images represented in the series; the character of Alice has become an android,bound with wires and imprisoned in an aseptic room.
In the images presented here,conceptually we are witnessing the growth of the protagonist,this is not only on the physical level,because it is large compared to the room,but the moment represented is that of the reflection of how it is growing and looking in the direction that is about to decide.
The growth takes place fully when Alice finds herself in the vortex of the cards, fate envelops her, the various seeds represent the phases of love (hearts), of pain(spades),of luck(flowers),of wisdom(paintings).
Next,she finds a green potion in her hand and a key with the shape of his heart on the other hand.Life,luck and love balance of life without prejudices and without vices.In the end she is satisfied with her personal evolution and finally finds herself.

Karmilla Shelly is an artist and fine art photographer based in Rome, Italy.
She studied scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome and she has a degree in contemporary art criticism.
Karmilla uses photography and video as a creative media since she was a student and she worked several years in the film industry as production designer.
She also uses photo manipulation to create surreal and conceptual compositions that are focused on existence, relationships, grotesque and classic mythology.
Inspirations for her work come from Greek Classics, Nordic Romantic literature and Renaissance masters.