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Karolina Jonderko with her project “Reborn” won the first prize in the category 26+ of The Ideas Tap and Magnum Photographic Award 2014 - 2015.

The project introduces controversial topic of reborn dolls ( also known as living dolls) and their owners. A reborn doll is a manufactured vinyl doll that has been transformed to resamble a human baby with the most precise realism. Artist spent weeks trying to explore and depict not easily accesible environment of women for whom reborn doll often is a substitute of a real baby. In Karolina’s words:

“Every woman has a unique motive for having such a baby. The maternal instinct is so strong that those who can’t have, or have lost a baby, give their love to an unreal one. They look after them, change them, take them for a walk and buy clothes for them. The “babies” provide companionship, they bring calming routine, they are a little bundle of joy to love and help their “mothers” dealing with loss, depression, trauma or anxiety.

Babies awaken strong emotions in adults. We look after them with care and gentleness, we love them. Surprisingly, this is the case even if they are not real.

I wanted to find out why.

It looks like a real baby, it even smells like one, but it’s made of vinyl. When you take on such a doll, you are given a birth certificate with the weight and height, just like a real baby. Each and every one of them is unique, carefully crafted by reborn artists, that’s why they are collected as pieces of art. Yet those dolls happen to be a powerful therapy tool. It’s proven that cuddling a baby causes a release of hormones, which produce a sense of well-being. They bring comfort.”

Karolina Jonderko (b.1985) born in Rydułtowy (Poland). Warsaw Film School and the Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz graduate. Winner of numerous prestigious national and international photo contest. Her works have been exhibited i.e. in USA, Portugal, France, England, Germany and Poland. A graduate of a reputable mentor program of NAPO Images agency.

http://cargocollective.com/karolinajonderko, www.karolinajonderko.tumblr.com

Among finalists was also Magda Rakita. Congratulations!

We regret to say that was the last edition of this prestige award for emerging photographers. After 6 years Ideas Tap is to close its doors on the 2nd of June this year. Visit the website if you would like to find out more: http://www.ideastap.com/.

text by Gosia Fricze