Jan C. Schlegel German, b. 1965
Raila (Open Eyes), Turkana tribe, Kenya, 2017
Series: Essence
Handmade Silver Gelatin Print, partly toned
Tirage gélatino-argentique
Tirage gélatino-argentique
125 x 104 cm
49 1/4 x 41 in
49 1/4 x 41 in
Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
77 x 64 cm
30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in
30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
60 x 50 cm
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
Edition of 10 plus 1 artist's proof
For 'Essence', Schlegel aimed to convey the beauty, dignity, pride, and hope of a people who both live and cherish native traditions and cultures.These include tribes from Kenya (Turkana and...
For "Essence", Schlegel aimed to convey the beauty, dignity, pride, and hope of a people who both live and cherish native traditions and cultures.These include tribes from Kenya (Turkana and Rendille, Pokotand Massai), Ethopia (Mursi, Suri, Ebore, Hamar, Kara), Namibia (Himba), as well as Egypt and Lybia (Beduine), Algeria (Taureg), Afghanistan (Hazar and Nuristani), and Pakistan (Kalash and Pashtun). Using a handmade wooden camera, Schlegel captures details, textures, scars, imperfections; and via an abiding intimacy and intensity, the intrinsic humanity that he seeks.