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present
Alam Al-Mithal
The World of the Image
an exhibition by Jordanian photographer
Jan Kassay
Friday, 17 March 2006
Opening reception: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Alam al-Mithal: The World of the
Image is an unleashing of the enthralling world of play and imagination as seen
through the camera's lens. The collection showcases the variety of Kassay’s
subjects, from the flowers with which she began her photographic work to a study
on the salts of the Dead Sea to a thorough and large documentation on Irbid, the
second largest city in Jordan, struggling to find itself in its own landscape.
Kassay’s work explores the essence of the subjects she photographs and displays
a subliminal dimension arrived at through a contemplative journey. For Kassay,
it is that essence that makes her country, Jordan, an ever-welcoming and
inviting place to be.
Jan Kassay, a fine art and commercial photographer, was the first Jordanian
photographer to exhibit in the United States. She has won numerous photography
awards, starting with the first prize in the “New Concepts Best Directions, 37th
Annual Exhibition,” put on by the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington
in 1986. Critics have called her work “a study in the protocol of aesthetics”
and “photography at its best.” In 1995, Kassay moved back to Jordan and
established herself as the first woman in Jordan to make a full-time career as a
commercial photographer, working with notable national and international
advertising firms. Her work has been published in the Almanac of International
Contemporary Architecture (Phaidon Press) and in Wallpaper Magazine.
The opening reception is free and open to the public. No r.s.v.p. required.
This exhibit will be on view at the Gallery from 17 March through 28 April 2006.
All works are for sale.
Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Jerusalem Fund Gallery
2425 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel. 202-338-1958 / Directions and parking information: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/contactus.phpww
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