Rocky Mountains Impressions
In this work, I engage with ideas, concepts, nature, photography, and painting, revealing a personal expression of mind-body impressions. This is a part of a multi-layered photography project that included travelling, hiking, camping, and writing an extensive investigative journal. During the process, I was fully immersed in the present moment and global space, engaging all my senses and feeling deeply connected to nature. The night impression paintings and coating of vases are inspired by the structure and colours of rocks, in harmony with the sound of flowing water, and the melodic singing of birds. The inspiration also came from the beauty of flowers and plants, including those burnt to the core by wildfires, and the ever-changing sky. Furthermore, they are abstract paintings revealing a combination of the fragility and strength of human life and nature, and the sensed beauty of the universe. All is centered around exploring, through art, the dynamic relationship between humans and their environment, and its consequences.
When I received the Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award in Fine Arts, I felt beyond grateful and honored. This award provided me with a great opportunity to explore fields in which I am profoundly interested. It gave me not only the means to complete the photographic project I intended to do, but a priceless impulse to go deeper into photography. I am at a loss for words to describe the feelings, because it is an internal energy that drives me to discover ideas and appreciate photography as a fine art.
Exhibition: Mountain Night Impressions - Photography, Paintings, Poems.
"Supported by the Roloff Beny Award, this exhibition is the culmination of a multilayered study of Southern Alberta flora and Rocky Mountain landscapes. The work captures a journey of processing: I reimagined my photographs as nighttime scenes, blending them with paintings that evoke memories of the alpine dark. To complete the narrative, I have curated poems by recognized authors—including Emily Dickinson, Gabriela Mistral, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, and William Blake—that explore the forest and our connection to nature at night."
Wetlands and parks - West Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Photo Documentary
Wetlands and parks - West Lethbridge, AB, Canada
In West Lethbridge, most parks feature lakes/ponds, paths, and trails for walking, biking, and strolling, as well as hills, waterfalls, and playgrounds.
Case Study:
Sunridge Park - West Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (winter–spring transition)
During the winter–spring transition, you can spot budding trees and bushes, changing weather patterns, emerging flowers, and active wildlife. The park's landscape and activities shift noticeably with each season.
The photographs reveal key functions provided by the park, beginning with wetlands that serve to collect rainwater and runoff from surrounding activities. Beneath the surface, streams and springs interconnect, facilitating the flow of water toward the region’s principal waterway, the Oldman River. These dynamics contribute to an ecosystem that offers considerable opportunities for scientific study. This overview highlights only one dimension of the park.
Songbirds, Migratory birds, Pelicans, Deer, Ducks, Rabbits, and insects enrich the ecosystem and make it enjoyable. In addition to the diverse species of trees, shrubs, and aquatic plants, the Wild Rose grows along the paths, identifiable by its soft pink petals and characteristic fragrance. The Wild Rose, Alberta’s floral emblem since 1930, grows across the province. The park is open year-round for walking, biking, meditation, and snow sliding.
