Alexander Rodchenko & Photomontage Rodchenko was a photographer who experimented with the medium of photography to create a soviet form of art. He experimented with the idea of photomontage.

Through juxtaposition of various images, he could create a new meaning absent from any image by itself.

As a tool for expressing an image of Soviet strength, Rodchenko’s images were valuable.

Note the recurring images of communication, technology and industry

Not all of Rodchenko’s images were photomontage. His photography is dominated by images of Soviet unity, proletarian strength, etc

Rodchenko’s images are still influential

Homework Rodchenko and the 1920s Soviet filmmakers were considered to be part of an art movement called constructivism. Find out what this term means and how it relates to the films from this period.