+ Down the Omo Valley +
I can’t help being as amazed as the first time whenever I come across Hans Silvester’s work; the energy in his images, the combinations of textures, the vibrant colours and the addition of the exotic flowers always manage to leave me speechless. The German photographer and environmental activist has travelled all around the world with his camera but he is undoubtedly specially well-know because of the way he portrayed the native paintings of Suma tribe, located in the valley of Omo river, in Ethiopia.
Malborough gallery in Madrid has recently opened Zoom, an exhibition that compiles the work of thirteen different photographers and among which selection can be found some images by Silvester. Although, if what you are really thinking is how much you would like to take them home with you so you can look at them again and again, maybe you would be interested in getting Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa or Ethiopia: Peoples of the Omo Valley, for instance.
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No puedo evitar maravillarme como la primera vez cada vez que me encuentro con el trabajo de Hans Silvester; la fuerza de sus imágenes, las combinaciones de texturas, los coloridos vibrantes y el añadido de las flores exóticas siempre consiguen dejarme sin palabras. El fotógrafo y activista medioambiental alemán ha viajado por todo el mundo con su cámara pero, sin duda, es especialmente reconocido por el modo en que ha retratado las pinturas indígenas de la tribu Surma, ubicada en el valle del río Omo, en Etiopía.
La galería Malborough de Madrid ha inaugurado recientemente Zoom, una exposición que recopila los trabajos de trece fotógrafos diferentes y entre cuya selección se encuentran obras de Silvester. Aunque si en lo que estás pensando, en realidad, es en cómo te gustaría llevarte estas imágenes a casa para poder contemplarlas una y otra vez, quizás te interese hacerte ya con Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa o Ethiopia: Peoples of the Omo Valley, por ejemplo.
Amazing photos!
xoxox,
CC
Y dicen que Pat McGrath es una artista…
Wow! I’m really astounded by these photos! Very beautiful! I’ve never heard of him before! Shame on me. Thank you for sharing this! And I’m also looking for white shirts too…some quality ones are hard to come by and they can be expensive. Right now, I’m looking at Banana Republic and Anne Taylor to see if they have some! xoxoxoo
Menudas fotos! Siempre he tenido muchas ganas de ir a Etopía, tiene que ser un país tan bonito.
wow those are pretty amazing!
These are amazing photographs, I’ve got to check out more of his work!
Unos retratos preciosos, con mucha fuerza. Y los colores son impresionantes.
xx
feliz domingo
brilliant, I just baught the book form amazon…thanx for great recommendation!