Grandiflora

Grandiflora

2020

“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerm...

Black and white photography.

“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerment. The series joins six women together, each who have faced adversity, to demonstrate the creation of a strengthened self-image through tattoos. By highlighting the intricate woven threads of ink on each woman’s skin, Nyari proposes the idea that self-empowerment and reconciliation with one’s traumas can be linked to the act of greeting one’s “own skin” or inventing their own story. Nyari has now elevated these intimate photographs in her new Punctured Ink series through the process of puncturing botanical-like references into the surface of each image (thus making each one of a kind). Her inspiration to physically puncture the previously pristine photographic prints stemmed from a childhood memory that occurred while she was living in Finland: “I remembered my parents had this big pad of paper next to the home phone...

Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...

Children, Harlem, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 7/10. Provenance: Freed archive. Provenance: Freed Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department...

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" limited edition photograph. The portrait is signed verso (back of photo) by the estate and Brig...

Office Party by Leonard Freed is a 13" x 19" limited-edition photograph. The print 4/5 is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the phot...

Handcuffed (or Arrested), New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed is 19" x 13" in a limited edition of 10 signed by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of t...