Galleries

Five projects. Five galleries.

Washington at Your Feet

Displays as sample of a 20 – years (2000-2021), of photo documentary of social relics, charms, and public amenities on the sidewalks of Washington, DC. This project was triggered by one question: What do you find on the sidewalks of the capital of the planet? Whether we like it or not, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989, and the subsequent breakdown of the Soviet Union, the USA became the sole superpower on Planet Earth. And by default, Washington D.C. became the capital of the planet, where most decisions taken by the major institutions of the city (the White House, the Congress, the Senate, the Treasury, the IMF and the World Bank), have an impact on the entire planet. The objects of focus for the photo documentary are: petals, flower beds, cigarette buts, chewing gum, manhole covers, architecture and design, sidewalks servings, dots of paint, artworks, public benches, memorials, and social commentaries.

Flowers of Light

Explores the multifaceted, frangible–infrangible and delicate properties of natural light. Inspired by Jimmy Hendrix guitar playing technique which distorted the undulation of sound by bending and rattling the strings of his guitar and thereby creating a personal sound, I set out years ago, to use my camera as an instrument to tweak the undulation of light in hope of creating new imagery. As a result, I produced flowers of light, sculptures of light, textiles of light, and other earthly images made of light as material. Every single image presented in this gallery is a photograph of natural light, created through intentional camera movement (ICM).

But, unlike the regular ICM photographs which focus on photographing various objects in slow motion, I focus on photographing light itself as a model. The images created and displayed existed only for a fraction of a second, at the very moment when I twisted my camera and clicked the shutter. Before that, they didn’t exist, and after the shutter closed, they dissolved. All photographs displayed in this gallery are single shots. No photoshopping or other software manipulations applied, except the use of Lightroom as a darkroom lab.

African Landscapes

Explores the diversity of the landscapes of the longest inhabited continent
on Planet Earth, from Cape Agulhas (South Africa), the southernmost point of the continent, to Cape Angela (Tunisia), the northern most point. The selected sample of photographs displayed, showcases coastal and inland water landscapes, forest and mountain landscapes, savannah landscapes and iconic trees, and architecture and urban landscapes that spoke to me. The photographs cover a period of 20 years, from 2000 to 2020.

Seamless Boarders

Evokes the transient nature of natural borders, where various pallets of colors merge flawlessly into a continuous movement. These photographs are impressionistic and express part of my innermost memories of natural beauty when my eyes are closed, and all I’ve got left are my mental recollections. Further, they represent an attempt to bridge the mental divide between photography and painting, both are abstractions of the physical word. Once you photograph or paint a scenery, a human being, or an action, all three become objectified abstractions.

Red Tropics

Highlights the prominence of the color red in the tropics. To many, green is the predominant color of the tropics; but to me, green is just a backdrop to the color red.

THE LIGHT BENDER