partially here 22.VIII-16.IX2015
a solo exhibition by Hanan Kazma As part of our co-operation with Cwm a Mynydd, the exhibition was also on display in Parc Cwm Darran visitor centre between 04/05 and 18/06/2016. |
“partially here” is a collection of images by Lebanese photographer and artist Hanan Kazma. Currently living and working in Tripoli, Lebanon, Hanan is a former paediatric dental surgeon and self-taught photographer. For this exhibition, we have chosen a selection of Hanan’s portraits. Working with herself as model and inspiration, she uses both post-processing and in-camera techniques to create her unique style of portraiture. Mixing traditional techniques like multiple and long exposures, with digital manipulation and photographing herself with an underwater camera, Hanan uses her images as a way of exploring her emotions and reinventing her identity. Hanan’s images are an attempt to visually represent the parts of our personality that we don’t share outwardly with others, or as a way to explore and study the emotions we wouldn’t normally get to see and scrutinise, in an attempt to understand them better. Hanan is a prolific artist and has published and designed several solo books of photography, three photography and poetry collaborations with American artist Richard Leach, as well as group publications. She frequently cooperates with photographers from around the world, as can be seen in her series of portraits “di-a-log”. Recently, she participated in the Finnish project Laatikkomo. In 2011 Hanan had her first solo exhibition in Tripoli, Lebanon which was accompanied by the book “In Solitude and Out of Control”. You can find Hanan's work on her page and Tumblr. The exhibition opened on the 22nd of August in Hanbury Road Gallery (52 Hanbury Rd, Bargoed, CF81 8QW, Wales) and will be open until the 16th of September. *** Y mae "partially here" yn gasgliad o ddelweddau gan y ffotograffydd a'r gelfyddwraig o Lebanon Hanan Kazma. Ar hyn o bryd mae'n gweithio yn Tripoli, Lebanon. Mae Hanan yn gyn-lawfeddyg deintyddol plant ac wedi dysgu'r grefft o ffotograffiaeth ei hun. Ar gyfer yr arddangosfa yma yr ydym wedi dethol rhai o bortreadau gan Hanan. Hi yw'r model a'r ysbrydoliaeth. Y mae'n ddefnyddio technegau ôl-goruchwiliaeth a thechnegau mewn camera i greu dull unigryw o greu portreadau. Mae hi'n gymysgu technegau traddodiadol fel lluniau aml-ddinoethog a hir-ddinoethog, gyda thriniaeth digidol a phortreadau, gan ddefnyddio camera tanddŵr. Y mae hi'n ddefnyddio lluniau fel modd i archwilio ei hemosiynau ac ail greu ei hunaniaeth. Ymgais yw hyn ganddi i ddangos yn weledol rhannau o ei phersonoliaeth sydd yn gudd ac fel modd i archwilio ac astudio emosiynau cudd er mwyn ceisio eu deall yn well. Y mae Hanan yn gelfyddwraig cynhyrchiol sydd wedi cyhoeddi a chynllunio nifer o lyfrau unigol ffotograffig, tri llyfr ffotograffig mewn cydweithrediad a'r celfyddwr Americanaidd Richard Leach a chyhoeddiadau grŵp. Y mae'n gydweithio yn aml â ffotograffwyr ledled y byd. Gellir gweld hyn yn ei phortreadau "di-a-log" ac yn ddiweddar bu'n ran o'r prosiect Ffinneg Laatikkkomo. Yn 2011 fe wnaeth arddangos ei gwaith am y tro cyntaf yn Tripoli, Lebanon. I gyd-fynd a'r arddangosfa cyhoeddodd lyfr yn dwyn y teitl "In Solitude and Out of Control”. |