Belonging
The Gallery at Emaar Pavilion, Dubai, Al Satwa, 09/02/2014 - 10/29/2014
ABOUT
Belonging, is a collection of 32 intricate photocollages that examine the intrinsic meaning of the word as expressed by the participants. It took 3 years in the making, between 2010 and 2012.
Having himself led a largely nomadic existence; Camille Zakharia has long been intrigued by the idea of belonging.
‘Do we belong to the place where we were born? Do we belong to wherever we live at any given moment? Do we belong to our family, our friends? Do we belong to the things that we accumulate over the years? Do we belong to our ancestors, our religion...?’ ponders Zakharia.
In 2010, as part of his relentless attempt at understanding what binds a person to a place, Zakharia photographed 42 people, all of whom were living in Bahrain at the time. Using the photographs to create a series of photo collages, he produced large, colourful and beautifully disjointed images, often with little resemblance to the original participant. Eerily similar, the resulting body of work serves to underscore Zakharia’s belief that individuals share more commonalities than differences.
he event is a collaboration with Al Bareh Art Gallery, Bahrain.
Image above: “Samar and Judy Al Gilani” | Belonging | 2010 – 2012 | Photocollage on Paper | 76.2cm x 203 cm
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Belonging, is a collection of 32 intricate photocollages that examine the intrinsic meaning of the word as expressed by the participants. It took 3 years in the making, between 2010 and 2012.
Having himself led a largely nomadic existence; Camille Zakharia has long been intrigued by the idea of belonging.
‘Do we belong to the place where we were born? Do we belong to wherever we live at any given moment? Do we belong to our family, our friends? Do we belong to the things that we accumulate over the years? Do we belong to our ancestors, our religion...?’ ponders Zakharia.
In 2010, as part of his relentless attempt at understanding what binds a person to a place, Zakharia photographed 42 people, all of whom were living in Bahrain at the time. Using the photographs to create a series of photo collages, he produced large, colourful and beautifully disjointed images, often with little resemblance to the original participant. Eerily similar, the resulting body of work serves to underscore Zakharia’s belief that individuals share more commonalities than differences.
he event is a collaboration with Al Bareh Art Gallery, Bahrain.
Image above: “Samar and Judy Al Gilani” | Belonging | 2010 – 2012 | Photocollage on Paper | 76.2cm x 203 cm