Category Archives: FOR THE COLLECTOR

JEWS AND GERMANS – ASPECTS OF THE TRUE SELF (Portraits of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & their German Counterparts, 1981-85) These amazing portraits, of Jewish Holocaust survivors and their German counterparts, were prompted by a number of factors. First, a number of … Continue reading →

PORTRAITS OF THE ROOTED & UPROOTED (Beyond the visual spell of circumstance, Photographs and Interviews, 1988-1989) “Portraits” is a photographic essay, which explores how material and familial security are reflected by the individual. The essay includes two kinds of subjects. … Continue reading →

Begun in 1994, this series depicts Jewish women and men from all aspects of the Jewish community throughout the US. They proved to be a diverse and complex group.  When exhibited, the black and white portraits, unadorned mug shots, each … Continue reading →

A painter as well as a photographer, Berghash painted images on the heads and torsos of his subjects to create altered beings. The images were what Berghash imagined the subject would have liked to be, sometimes whimsical, sometimes disturbing. They … Continue reading →

“Photems”, (a term coined by Rima Gerlovina, Mark Berghash and Valeriy Gerlovin, three conceptual artists), are photographs of their faces and bodies that have been painted with words, equations and symbols. Eight 20” x 24” Polaroid prints, 1988, signed by the artists, are … Continue reading →