Rio Helmi, one of Asia's leading photographers, brings his unique perspective of light and shadow to this intriguing exhibition:

"Though at first it seems that the more obvious 'subject' remains the points of focus in photographs, in fact shadows reveal much about ourselves and our own inner landscapes. Shadows invite us to project, creating silhouettes that compel us to fill in the blank spaces with our own ideas. As for reflections, the play of light that mirrors the subject, they take us by surprise, expanding visual spaces and drawing us into the illusory.

Shadows and reflections do not only exist on a purely visual level. Every creative person, for some time at least, works in the shadow of his or her predecessors. His or her work, 'original' though it might be, always reflects something of what came before. So in truth all successful creative work has an aspect of unconscious collaboration, a thing which comes into being in dependence on others as well as its creator's vision. If anything this provides depth of meaning as well as an historical context for the work."

Rio Helmi, currently resides in Indonesia and is represented in USA by Modernbook Gallery.

 

 

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