Photomanipulation nominee

The world before and after Covid-19: This is what many experts say. We suddenly found ourselves confronting a crisis that affected all the humanity. We have turned out to be scared of one thing. We all are scared of one thing that has forced us to fear each other, possibly more than we fear the virus.
Tamer create works how the media began to intensively highlight the pandemic, which increased fear!and showed fear in humans
Tamer values René Magritte's painting and its charm. fear, which led people to isolation from each other, as if people are now hiding from each other. . When looking at the face, people feel the desire to figure out the identity of the face hiding behind the mask. This is the human depth perspective of the crisis; we are now hiding from each other.

Tamer Mallak was born in Damascus, Syria in 1984. Tamer’s father was a sculptor, and it has later influenced his choice of the artistic path.

In 2002 entered the Art Academy in Damascus, Faculty of Painting. There he acquired artistic skills for understanding the space of the picture. After the second year, he decided to change the profession. In 2005 Tamer entered the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Faculty of film and television production.

In 2010 he received a diploma of director of photography. After that, he returned to Syria to work as a production director.

In 2012 due to hostilities in his homeland, he returned to Belarus.

Here using the photo manipulation technique, Tamer began to create works that react to events in his native country. Through images, he tried to create visual representations of the horror of war. All the works related to the war were passing the message to the world about what is happening in Syria.

Tamer also began to analyze other social and philosophical topics. This hobby has become a passion and, ultimately, a profession. Photography for Tamer is a space which conveys his emotions.

Tamer worked in Minsk as the production director in two