Saturday, May 11, 2019

Ante Badzim - Middle Beauty at VANDAL

Thursday afternoon I rang my friend Rod and asked him if he would like to come along to an exhibition of pictures taken in the Middle East. Now Rod often seems-to-be flying around the world shooting historic Muslim Architecture with a large format film camera - so no surprise, he said 'I'll see you there'. Of course who hasn't been seduced by the idea of travelling and seeing the ancient architecture of these sun drenched lands? Unfortunately I've only managed a transfer at Dubai airport so I needed to be doing my tour by proxy.. I was looking forward to seeing Ante Badzim's exhibition Middle Beauty.
Portrait of Ante Badzim - Middle Beauty at VANDAL. Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
The exhibition presents exotic, sparsely peopled landscapes, traditional Middle Eastern cityscapes, Muslim architectural interior spaces and even a camelscape.. All in beautifully rendered, muted tones with the occasional colour splash or a deeper contrast. It's all exactly what you might hope to find as a traveller; but without the prerequisite photography skills, I suspect mere mortals might try to find and fail. Which makes this show a must visit for me. One of my favourite shots was the goat picture Ante is standing in front of above. Windswept, tranquil, beautiful, natural, everything just right. Ante does a great job of blending the varied elements of the Middle East, landscape, towns, structures, history into a glorious journey of photography and light. Myself, my mate Rod, and it seems everyone else enjoyed the show too. On until the 7th of June - VANDAL 16-30 Vine St. Redfern, Sydney.
Art crowd at Vandal - Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
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Announcing the speeches for Middle Beauty -  Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
Welcoming speech for Middle Beauty at Vandal -  Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
Room shot of the exhibition Middle Beauty and visitors listening to the speeches. Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
A happy woman attending the show. Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
Social media shooter wearing cap 'Good Content' Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
Two ladies in attendance at Vandal - Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
Ante and friends at Middle Beauty - Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
A young woman in a woven top and black jeans at Vandal - Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.
A women in knee-ripped jeans, tee and dark overcoat, backpack, looking fabulous. Photography by Kent Johnson for Street Fashion Sydney.

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