Maggie’s travels

The sole protagonist in Ofer Wolberger's images is a woman called Maggie - a recurring fictional character, always played by Wolberger's fiancee. In '(Life with) Maggie', his eponymous heroine travels from place to place, posing for photographs just like any other tourist. Except that Maggie is also unlike any other tourist. Her weird, mask-like face and retro fashion sense make her thoroughly conspicuous - a complete anomaly within her surroundings. She's an odd mixture of contradictions: real and unreal; insider and outsider; private individual and public facade. Her photo album seems more like the record of a strange and lonely life than a cache of happy memories…