Violetta Liszka is a photographer specialising in dramatic, striking portraits that often capture the theatrical or artistic experience. Within her work she plays with the concept of art and performance using location, depth of field and light to dramatic effect. Violetta considers place to be as important as subject: for example she is currently building a body of work based on portraits of artists working within visual arts, music, design, dance and theatre, locating the subjects in a way that corresponds to their artistic impulse. Although her focus is on photography it is often used to reflect Violetta’s wide ranging creative interests that include painting, fashion design, history of art and art criticism. For example she often uses her own artwork and fashion designs within photographs, while another project involves recreating well-known paintings in a way that expresses Violetta’s own response to the work. www.celesteprize.com/violetta

Inspired by Marcel Duchamp "Nude Descending a Staircase" 1912