The Middle East is incurable world-weary. The decorating phrase; ‘Cradle of civilization’ are not a salve for this agony. A Middle Eastern person is either at war or live in shadow of war.
In the photos of this collection, Ox head in the spotlight is a metaphor for The Middle East and Its horns are Fertile Crescent.
Religions have tried to cover human’s contradictions by sanctification moral laws as Absolute rules: The ultimate conflict of good and evil. The white and black backgrounds with a clear border in my photos are metaphors of it.
The Middle East, Until Before French's campaign to Egypt at 1798 and Hearing Napoleon's statement that foundation of the "Great French Revolution" were justice and freedom, was unfamiliar with the word "freedom". But "justice" was too acquainted. The middle East had experienced the bloodiest wars under flag of justice.
Where is the origin of The middle east old hatreds? To get answer that question, I turned to the pre 1798 conflicts. Before the Orient became "the oriental question" for the West; Oh Yes! Before The New Middle East.
The photos in this collection are the Portrait of The Middle East, With no “WEST” interference.
