Faridon Abida,COs eXPAND.

By Farah Mehdawi Traced, textured, and amalgamated are the techniques used by Faridon Abida to narrate the sage behind eXPAND, his recent photography exhibition, which is currently on display at Zara Expo. eXPAND is a collection of 30 photographs from Jordanian historical sites, abstract objects and colored bubbles. The first 12 photos, titled Traced, are charcoal drawings of Jordanian historical sites atop original photographs. The first impression is of sketches of Jordanian cities like Amman and Salt projecting panoramic views of both cities crammed with old houses and buildings.Other photos show three different looking doors from Salt and Fuhais in which Abida traced by charcoal the lines between the logs of wood through blocks and tiles of rock to increase their depth. C[pounds sterling]All I wanted to do was add a little bit of antiquity like the little details in the doors such as latches, column, half dome above the door or between the lines of the blocks, to intensify the black lines and scratches,C[yen] Abida told The Star. Petra, Um Qais, the Citadel, Iraq el-Amir and a panoramic view of Karak Castle were some of the historical ruins caught by AbidaCOs lens. In his photos the intensity of the black scratches increases, exposing landmarks and their surroundings and casting light on Amman through the Citadel ruins. C[pounds sterling]Those places carry a special historical value, and I wanted to express that through the dark lines that I added,C[yen] Abida explained. Textured, an exploration of surface on a different scale, introduces you to AbidaCOs next eight photos taken from a different pattern.One of the most exquisite photos in this collection is Textures that displays patterns of dried soil, a peacock feather, a tree leaf, a tree trunk, ancient inscription, a rust-blue wall in addition to abstract images. Whether it was a scratched rusty door, a sand stone, a rose petal or a blood spot, AbidaCOs colors flow symmetrically harmonious, forming one whole texture in an extravagant modern scene.C[pounds sterling]These are textures from an 8-year old collection of previous photo shoots during trips around Jordan, Wadi es-Seir, Wadi Rum and Sahab,C[yen] Abida added. His abstract objects of a spray-painted wall, deeply-engraved tree trunks, a water tank and a barrel, present viewers with mayhem of magenta colors coming out of a spray paint can. In the next set, AbidaCOs imagination is limitless with shots of beautifully formed bubbles, derived from simple culinary creations such as water, oil, vinegar and food colors.C[pounds sterling]They are full emotions, colors and energy. It sets your mind and imagination to whatever you wish to think of but of course it depends from where you see it,C[yen] Abida described his bubbles, C[pounds sterling]I depended mostly on the visual effect, light, colors and lines, especially in curve form, which reflect emotions and feelings. The photos themselves expose bright colors that send happiness and joy. You couldnCOt but feel happy and thatCOs what I felt when I photographed these bubbles myself.C[yen] Depending on oneCOs perception, the bubbles might be interpreted as visual images of paradoxical human emotions especially in the photo depicting a white-dotted curved black bubble surrounded by an emerald-green one, or as a shot from above representing a beach with peopleCOs heads dotted all over.C[pounds sterling]Beauty is everywhere and there is always something in the details that has to be noticed,C[yen] Abida concluded, C[pounds sterling]itCOs always in the details.C[yen] nFaridon AbidaCOs eXPAND

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