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Ephemereby *behindinfinity

Photography / People & Portraits / Classic Portraits

I was given the wonderful opportunity to be one of the select artists who would participate in Manila Contemporary's anniversary art exhibition — The Light Show, curated by Katya Guererro.

The Light Show stems from the belief that one may need to experience darkness to have a renewed appreciation of light. For this exhibit, Guerrero instructs the participating artists to re-discover light – its past, present and future – by asking the very simple question “What is light?” Although very simple, the quest to answer this has been a universal one – transcending historical periods, disciplines and cultures.

I chose to explore the way light can be manipulated to sort of paint a certain quality in photographs. I started out being trained as a traditional painter and I continue to love traditional art despite picking up digital media. I do my best to apply my painting aesthetics to my photography to get closer to discovering and developing my own style. I had planned out the elements in the photo to look similar to my illustrations. To add to the painterly feel, I had some sheer fabric billow behind my subject to simulate the look of paint washes.

This photo is one of five works that I currently have up on display at the gallery. My photographic series touches on the theme of ephemerality.