Vladimir Borele
photographer and teacher
Vladimir Borele is a fine art photographer based in Kazakhstan. Born in 1990, he graduated with honors from an art college in Russia, but left the country due to the political climate.
Influenced by renowned writers and childhood memories of his small hometown, Vladimir searches for meaning through visual poetry. His work encompasses several strands: explorations of mortality through Polaroid images of degraded surfaces, both natural and man-made; themes of a broken world, psychological trauma; examinations of emigration, identity, and self-realization amidst the fluid moralities and new paradigms of the data age.
Using a Polaroid camera, Vladimir captures fleeting moments of reality and transforms them through the rare technique of Polaroid emulsion lift. He values the tactile experience, so he uses watercolor paper with a rough texture and Polaroid emulsion that disintegrates under his fingers.
Vladimir shares his knowledge of photography through teaching in Kazakhstan and online. He actively participates in international exhibitions and is a winner and finalist in several photography competitions.