I Dream in Grey

Polina Ganz is currently based in Paris. Growing up in Berlin profoundly shaped her work, guided by the raw essence of West Berlin’s avant-garde.

Her portraits thrive on boldness and oddity. Polina’s work is a modern cabinet of curiosities, where each photograph is an escape to a world of imagined characters. She embraces the impossible, anchored within the desire to constitute a new truth, where objectivity is not a prerequisite. Merging reality with fiction is a means for her to get away from the harsh realities of today.

Photography makes alternate realities more tangible, uniting her dream world with that of the viewer. This interplay between the real and the fantastical underscores a fundamental human drive to transcend the mundane and engage with the extraordinary. By reframing the ordinary in an uncommon way Polina is urging reflection on the complexity of our psychological landscapes.