I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS a slideshow on youtube of artist Grete Stern’s work in photomontage depictions of women’s dreams, and I was quite moved.
Originally from Germany, Stern fled to Argentina in 1935. Twelve years later, she found herself working for an Argentinian magazine called El psicoanálisis le ayudara (Psychoanalysis will help you). The magazine focused on analyzing contributed dreams of female readers, and Grete began to illustrate these dreams in photomontages under the direction of the magazine’s editor, Gino Germani. The images, which are strangely relatable, planted a seed in my head regarding the question of our dreams (and our subconscious all together) and our innate connections to each other as women and human beings, stirred (and sometimes tortured) by our consciousness. Here are some of my favorite images from Grete’s series of over 150 photomontages:
See the slideshow of her work on youtube here.
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These are SO brilliant–I could look at them all day. And I love that they date from a pre-Photoshop era–I’d love to know more about her process. And how much would you kill to see a picture of her studio?? This is such a find!
The lady with the lampshade is my favorite, as Paige said pre-Photoshop went through my mind as well.
It is amazing, isn’t it? I’d love to know more about her process and her subjects, too. Information about her is largely in Spanish–I wonder if a search in Spanish could reveal more photos of her (and maybe of her studio, Paige).
I like how the image of the pianist and of the hands are more choppy, while others are seamless. They’re quite charming despite their strange and personal depictions.