Outlands
The Empty Quarter, online.,Dubai,UnitedArabEmirates
This exhibit presents a collection of landscape and portraiture works that explore remote locations and rural outposts in China and the arctic circle, by Dubai-based photographer Mohammad Kamal. The series captures the intersection of the natural world and human presence, spanning fishing villages, rugged mountain ranges, ice caves and minority communities. Kamal’s portraits are an intimate examination of the lives of the elderly in their own homes.
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