The Eternal Light of Egypt – The Photography of Sarite Sanders

In this exhibition, contemporary photographer Sarite Sanders approaches Egypt’s ancient monuments like a 19th century traveler, purposely ignoring color and human presence, creating the illusion of distant structures just emerged from the sands of time and seen for the first time.

Using infrared film 35mm film that the photographer now calls “extinct”, Sanders contrasts the wispy clouds against a dark sky, an effect that she uses masterfully as a backdrop for ancient Egypt’s monumental ruins.

Forty stunning photographs, also included in a fully illustrated book, comprise this collection, currently in view at the Albany Institute of History and Art. The show runs until June 13, 2010.

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Tags: 35 mm film, Albany Institute of History, Photograph, Sarite Sanders, the eternal light of egypt

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