Borak - Ltd Ed 2/3 - PlexiSandwich Photograph - Limited Edition of 2

Borak, Wakhi Girl - Afghanistan, 2011 From the book project Traces of Time. Limited Edition 2&3 of 3 - + 2AP 40x60 inch. Metallic Paper, Museum Sandwich Plexi, Braced with aluminium --- The Traces of Time project presents a vision between a current and tangible printed reality that already ceases to exist and an uncertain present resembling the past. This is the perspective of travellers who steal a snapshot of life and leave behind them a trace that could change the lives of those they’ve encountered. When travelling the Wakhan Corridor in north-eastern Afghanistan equipped with two polaroid cameras the intention towards this medium was quite simple: to give a rare and tangible gift, instantaneous portraits. Shot in a dozen of villages, walking through the north-east of Afghanistan to the Chinese border, this ever-repeated ritual, was always a source of exchange and curiosity, joy and laughter. Unblinking in front of technical failures or trying to understand the mysterious intentions as image-makers, the Afghan people all displayed patience and good will while lending themselves to the portrait ceremony. It led to the most amazing encounters in this part of the country where foreigners almost never venture. For most of the villagers, it was the first time they would actually see their printed image.