© Stéphane Herbert - Globe Vision
ISTANBUL PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM ?ehsuvar Bey Mah. Kad?rga Liman Cad. 60 Kad?rga Fatih/?stanbul Turquie
« imaginals » A compilation of photographs drawn from journeys in countries of the East and the West.
From the towering Pamir mountains in Tajikistan to the shores of lake Atitlan in Guatemala, from patterned weavings of the Mayas to abstract mosaics of the Islamic East, from the mystic devotees of Herat to the visionary architects of Brasília - My aim is to photograph lands and their peoples, societies and their traditions. Through long-term exploration, I try to convey images of the current world’s cultural diversity.
It inspires me capturing in colour the outward images and underlying evolutions of different civilizations. I hope this photographic essay may reflect some aspects of their realities that are manifest in wide horizons, contrasting faces, struggles and joys, as tributes to life. Between reflection and sensation, these « imaginals » seek out a spiritual emotion in the movement.
Along my 25 years of peregrinations, I have learned so much from Turkey, from the candidness and the wisdom of its people. The exhibition presented at the Istanbul Photography Museum is a modest contribution to promote exchanges in this world city, at the crossroads between East and West.
Stéphane Herbert
© Stéphane Herbert - Globe Vision
© Stéphane Herbert - Globe Vision