Archive for November 2022
Fear on the Transport
The transit photos are made in the spring of 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The first two months of the pandemic were total chaos. The city was closed and leaving it was not allowed. Most people were very afraid and they used everything to protect themselves. The public transport was one of the places were gathered…
Read MoreAntigua, Guatemala 2021
I was living in Beijing China during the pandemic and decided it would be a good idea to leave before any major restrictions had been set in place. I ended up traveling to Guatemala on April 25, 2021. At that time, wearing masks in public was still a policy for residents but seemed like it…
Read More2.0.1.9. The Year No One Expected
The piece, which I created in 2021, looks back at a global event that changed everything in so many ways. Although we saw loss, chaos, damage and resilience, there is an increased sense of empathy and community. We all learned to put our best foot forward, regardless of what we faced personally; everyone is connected…
Read MoreMother of the Plaza de Mayo
On March 24th, 1976, a Military Junta forcefully took power in Argentina. Congress and democracy were suspended, political parties were banned and civil rights were highly limited. During this dictatorship, that ended in 1983, the Argentine Armed Forces launched a bloody campaign of State terrorism against their political opponents that included clandestine imprisonment, torture, sexual…
Read MoreEmpty Bazaar
In December 2021, I went to the Tehran Grand Bazaar and found it very quiet and empty. Two sellers were playing chess during their break/rest time. The atmosphere and their gestures and behavior were very interesting to me. I sketched the scene on my iPad, then added the coloration when I returned home. …
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