Khalid Al Thani: Language without Words
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3869309016 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Thousands of film rolls later, Al Thani has neared his goal, and this book presents the most recent images from his quest. Khalid Al Thani (born 1980) works in this tradition to produce photographs that are icons of the little-seen Qatari desert. The artist's "language without words" embodies his desire to recreate his immediate experiences of awe before a harsh but delicate terrain, and his larger desire to establish a unique Qatari photographic language.. Throughout history, certain artists have attempted to produce definitive images of their chosen subjects. For more than a decade Al Thani has wandered the desert with his Leica, relentlessly photographing symbols of its desolate beauty: a falcon, an oryx, a Sidra tree, sand dunes, the night sky scattered with stars. Be it Morandi's bottles and jars, the Bech