Conceptual nominee
xidong luo
A Reflection of Inner Peace (Single)
DESCRIPTION
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” We find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of our life, but by realizing who we are at the deepest level. Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.
The white poppy is a flower used as a symbol of peace, while the mirror generates reflections of both the flower and the human being. The white fabric "extended" from the in-mirror to outside stands for the connection between our inner self and the outer world.
The inspiration of using a mirror in my creation came from a Chinese idiom “镜花水月”. Literally it means "flowers in the mirror and the moon reflected in the water", which is a metaphor of the UNCERTAINTY, UNATTAINABILITY and NOTHINGNESS of life itself. While visually, besides adding more dimensions and drama to the creation, it leads to a disorientation in time and space, now and then, here and there.
AUTHOR
Salma X.D. Luo is a self-taught portrait photographer based in southern China. She specializes in using fabric, flower and other seasonal elements to express the feminine beauty and the deep connection between women and nature, life and season.
As an amateurish folk dancer, an outdoor enthusiast and a yogin, she takes the advantage of her fairly well-shaped body (for her age) and uses herself as the main subject to accomplish her art projects.
Before starting a career in photography, she worked for IBM for nearly 10 years and gained multicultural experiences with frequent international business trips. Nevertheless, due to a lack of interest in office work, she quit and spent years in backpacking off-the-beaten-track, which is the cause and also the key inspiration of her path in photography.
Highlights of Int'l Awards & Exhibitions
2024 | Galerie Joseph, Paris, France
2023 | NYC4PA < One > Online Group Exhibition, New York
2023 | < MONOCHROMES > Exhibition by LoosenArt
2023 | < 40th Center Annual > Exhibition at HCP, Houston, TX, USA
2023 | < Poetic Storytelling > Exhibition at Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN,
2023 | 2nd place of Monovisions Award, London
2022 | 2nd place of the 19th IPA
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