DESIGN NAME: Reaction
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Photography Series
INSPIRATION: My main inspiration is cultures and identities. I grew up in a household that was a concoction of cultures; French and Kuwaiti, Christian and Muslim, European and Middle Eastern and was exposed to a trilingual education: French, English and Arabic; the definition of diversity.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reaction is a photography series that refers directly to my identity; a French perspective on the aesthetics of movement of Arabic calligraphy.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: A peaceful coexistence of two cultures in one person.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This project was made in 2010 in Paris, France. The first photo in the series was exhibited at "SYRIART" in the Institute Du Monde Arabe and auctioned by Pierre Berge & Associes in Paris, France in 2013.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: I projected calligraphy, as if dressing the nude dancer, and used my Canon to shoot the project. There is almost no retouching.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Image #No 1 : Width 560mm x Depth 2mm x Height 850mm
Image #No 2 : Width 670mm x Depth 2mm x Height 850mm
Image #No 3 : Width 500mm x Depth 2mm x Height 850mm
Image #No 4 : Width 550mm x Depth 2mm x Height 850mm
TAGS: black and white, photography, artistic nude, kuwait, paris, djinane alsuwayeh, movement, calligraphy, identity, arab, projection,
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Diversity influences the development and the expression of creative abilities in a person. I was raised by a French mother and a Kuwaiti father. This helped me access cultures in different ways and enriched my flexibility and originality inspiring my creative process.
CHALLENGE: Having a French dancer react to Arabic calligraphy.
ADDED DATE: 2015-03-08 14:13:56
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IMAGE CREDITS: Image #No 1 : Art Director and Photographer Djinane AlSuwayeh, Reaction, 2010. Calligraphy Hassan Massoudy. Model Elea J.
Image #No 2 : Art Director and Photographer Djinane AlSuwayeh, Reaction, 2010. Calligraphy Unknown. Model Elea J.
Image #No 3 : Art Director and Photographer Djinane AlSuwayeh, Reaction, 2010. Calligraphy Hassan Massoudy. Model Elea J.
Image #No 4 : Art Director and Photographer Djinane AlSuwayeh, Reaction, 2010. Calligraphy Unknown. Model Elea J.
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