I find myself looking at light all the time. Looking to see where it’s falling, where the shadows are, if it’s harsh light or diffused, and if I should try to get my camera out before it disappears. I see light and shadows as tools; something to be used to enhance whatever the subject is in my photograph. Artist Rashad Alakbarov does something completely different with light and shadows. Rather than making the objects he uses the center of his art, these objects are, instead, the tools used to enhance the piece. The light and shadows become the main focus. The found objects he uses, at first glance, are placed in seemingly random positions. What he wants you to see is not the mess but the image that is created from the mess. Light is projected in order to create wonderful shadow images of beautiful beaches, cities, people, and even words. His work is being displayed at the “Fly to Baku: Contemporary Art from Azerbaijan” exhibition in central London’s Phillips de Pury & Company through January 29.
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