Had my solo photography photo show here last night at the TENGRI-UMAI gallery, which is apparently the biggest and most prestigious gallery here in Kazakhstan. The show was a completely unexpected off shoot of our travel here to Almaty, Kazakhstan and it was truly and honor to present some of my latest photography work despite the difficulty of hauling 40×30 inch prints from the United States (in a bazooka).
I really liked how the show came together. The work really stood on it’s own and I think each photograph told a story. After much deliberation I settled on the name AMERICAN BEAUTY for the show as a whole. I think the work depicts and dark but beautiful image of America as a culture of isolation and lost identity. I was told that it was interesting to see this point of view in Central Asia. A view quite different from the perspective they are sold here abroad.
At the end of the show I was approached by the editor of a Kazakh art photography magazine for an interview. I think she was taken by the work and she asked if she can publish some of it in her magazine. It is really a high-end, well printed magazine. Yes, please!
Bravo, Davon!
Hmm…I would doubt that TU it’s the biggest and most prestigious one… ihmo, it would much cooler to have a show at Kasteev’s museum of art..