Seduction and the risk of losing it forever.
Seduction is a universal, primal language - an animal instinct, a matter of survival, of continuation. To seduce is to hunt, to provide, to kindle the flame: a primal activity encoded in our DNA. As a species that has been around for about 315,000 years, it's time to distinguish between the animal and the human, between the essential, the acceptable, the surpassed, and the condemnable. It's time to focus on the power that gives us the ability to decide and to take responsibility for each of our actions, with the hope of making this world a better place for the five kingdoms (Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, and Monera).
Oh, the seduction! Its allure is unrelenting, a scent that lingers and tugs at our very will, threatening to tear it asunder. Disguised in the form of a gaze, a kiss, a solitary or shared climax, this yearning for life's pleasures is almost akin to an endangered species in 2018. It's like the cub of a fearsome dragon that must be protected, nurtured, and, ultimately, allowed to devour you. Jurij Treskow, the Belarusian photographer, stands as its staunch defender, armed with a lens and an objective as his secret weapons.
At the age of three, Treskow first picked up a camera. His grandfather, an amateur photographer, would use old cameras as building blocks to create his own imaginary worlds, like precious Lego pieces in the final moments of the Soviet Union. Three decades have passed, yet the camera still serves as Treskow's tool for capturing his fantasies. His work is greatly influenced by iconic photographers such as Avedon, Newton, Bourdin, and Penn.
In an industry plagued by scandals and demands, Treskow rescues the subtle language of seduction and the power of a heel, which "makes a woman feel stronger and more dominant, giving her control." For Treskow, a woman's lethal weapon and infallible seduction tool is her sense of humor.