Text by Yasiin Bey, Venetia Porter, Sussan Babaie, Deena Chalabi, Hushang Ebtehaj, Shiva Balaghi.
Ebtekar’s exposed photographs and illuminated manuscripts incorporate thousand-year-old image-making traditions
Bay Area–based artist Ala Ebtekar (born 1978) draws out the sculptural and photographic possibilities of the universe. Considering light as both a concept and medium, Ebtekar uses UV light, moonlight and starlight in his practice. His photographic works, exposed over days and nights, continue his durational projects in collaboration with celestial bodies.
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Published by SKIRA. Text by Yasiin Bey, Venetia Porter, Sussan Babaie, Deena Chalabi, Hushang Ebtehaj, Shiva Balaghi.
Ebtekar’s exposed photographs and illuminated manuscripts incorporate thousand-year-old image-making traditions
Bay Area–based artist Ala Ebtekar (born 1978) draws out the sculptural and photographic possibilities of the universe. Considering light as both a concept and medium, Ebtekar uses UV light, moonlight and starlight in his practice. His photographic works, exposed over days and nights, continue his durational projects in collaboration with celestial bodies.
