Artist Statement
LGBTQ+ LOVE
This project was born out of a desire to show what is equal Love.
Love that is not related to others or to any institution but only to Love itself.
As an MFA graduating artist and photographer, I deal with gender boundaries and Orientalism through camera and visual memory.
Since 2020 I photographed LGBTQ+ couples, families and more from all over Israel. I wanted to carefully step into their life and to have the most authentic experience. I photographed each couple in its own home, which all of them opened so kindly, and shot everything on films to let the moment be, not more than 4-5 clicks. This archive shows Israeli- Jewish and Palestinian LGBTQ+ love in all forms, and unfortunately unequal, Love of 2023, I shoot 180 shapes of love already.
Thank you for your time.
Love is LOVE!
https://michaelliani.com/loveislove
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