Photographer Jowhara Alsaud first solo show at Athr Gallery in Jeddah. Phtotographs from her series
"Out of Line" which she started as an explanation of censorship and its effect on visual communication.
"Photographs of intimate social images of family and friends, manually manipulated through fastidious etchings on negative, reveal figures depleted of all facial features. Yet, in spite of the absence of identifiable features, the images appear intimate and inviting, even charming and carefree, while still demonstrating the complex cultural constraints that govern the depiction of people in Saudi Arabia".
check her website. Some of her work:
The exhibition will be held until 19th October 2011
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