The Dead in the Light of the Stars - Limited Edition 1 of 5 Photograph

“Rashed’s images have the unsettling effect of cubist paintings or work by Joel-Peter Witkin. Exaggerating features, he sees plasticity in the human face, molding and shaping it like clay to create the stuff of nightmares.” — Felicia Feaster, Atlanta Journal-Constitution This image is from a project that is a photographic exploration of the psychological spaces that many of us sometimes inhabit, from calm to unsettled, due to the increasingly complicated world we must grapple with. The subjects in the photographs are invited to collaborate on the project. The resulting images are created by working blind in a completely dark studio. While the subjects re-imagine emotional periods from their lives, light is poured by hand, as if using a paint brush, to illuminate and paint them. Each image is made as a single exposure combining evolving emotional states into a single moment, suggesting a metaphor for how we transform psychologically over time. This process enables chance to play a role in the collusion of darkness and light to unmask our internal states onto the subjects’ likenesses. Only afterwards can we see where the process led, often resulting in the discovery of unanticipated images. The image titles are created using artificial intelligence to reflect the increasing complexity of our world. The AI algorithm looks at the final image, and develops a prose poem to share its impression of the photograph. My work is inspired by the works of Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Pablo Picasso and Joel-Peter Witkin. Recent Exhibitions for This Series: - Houston Center for Photography, Juror Andy Adams - Darkroom Gallery, Juror Russel Joslin - Photoplace Gallery, Juror Susan Burnstine - South East Center for Photography, Juror Aline Smithson - Atlanta Photography Gallery, Juror Andy Adams - Aker Gallery, Juror Clint Willour Recent Publications for This Series: - The Photo Review, Juror: Malcolm Daniel - F-Stop Magazine, Juror: Sarah Hadley Images Available in Limited Edition Sizes: 8in X 8in, Edition of 20, $195 13in X 13in, Edition of 15, $495 20in X 20in, Edition of 10, $950 30in X 30in, Edition of 5, $1950 40in X 40in, Edition of 5, $2950 Price increases as each edition runs down Keywords black and white, portrait, psychological, emotion, dream, mental, pain, sad, melancholy, drama, face, mask, depression, cubism, surrealism, dada, modern, neomodern

Photography:Black & White on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:40 W x 40 H x 0.1 D in

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