Israel is one of the few countries, where girls at the age of 18-20 have to serve In the military. It is their duty, for women military service in Israel is 2 years.
The uniforms they wear point their membership to specific social group, in this case it is IDF (Israel Defense Force), the colors indicate the rank or army division they belong.
Thanks to the precision with which the author records images of those young girls, huge differences between the individuals become visible, starting from their pose, the look through to the make up or jewelry pieces. All of this shows tension between being a woman and an individual on one side and the soldier on the other side.
The series consist of 30 high quality images. All images were taken in HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv, in march of 2013. Currently there are some negotiations with galleries in Poland, Australia and USA to exhibit this project.
Michal Korta – photographer, born in 1975 in Poland. In his works he explores the identities of different social groups. He’s mostly specializing in portraits and conceptual photography. He took part in several solo and group exhibitions.
