Elsewhere Painting

I appreciate the impact of art and space in all media and manifestations. Art should awaken senses with any number of responses: respite, reflection, engagement, debate, and discussion. Art is transformative. Art tells us a complex story beyond the surface study informing us of the socioeconomic, political, and cultural conditions of the time, providing a framework for understanding the demand for art and architecture with historical specificity while simultaneously providing a much-needed space for individual expression. Art provides a lens to examine the past as well as the present moment to recognize the links and interdependencies that have formed, and continue to form, world cultures. An art and architectural historian by profession and love of the field, an artist and photographer by passion. Over the course of my career, I have had the very good fortune to live in and travel to many corners of the world. I hope to share with a bit of my vision of the world with you. My photography has been featured in numerous academic books and articles in the fields of architecture and material and visual cultures of the Muslim world.