a doppleganger literally means in german to be a "double walker", someone who is acting like or imitating another person. recently aly su borst became somewhat fascinated w/ dopplegangers, leading her to research the possibilities of look-a-likes and what they have come to mean to her. in her latest group of photography, the maladies and treatment of an unkempt mind, aly focuses on women that resemble her and have had similar life experiences. by photographing her "double" she examines a parallel world. in her words: "the real and the imagined forms a discourse that reveals a filmic narrative that is tense and disjointed omitting closer and suggesting a missing whole." i find aly's work both intensely haunting and quietly beautiful. (the last photograph is not part of this group, but i fell in love w/ it and added it anyway...check aly's site for more.)
