Whisper to Heaven
Whisper to Heaven
Art Project by Chris Rayn · 2012 - 2013
Created during the Chinese New Years of the Dragon and the Snake, this project portrays the most auspicious, most intimate and most graceful moment of temple goers, as they grab a joss stick, light it in the fire, hold it up, close their eyes and experience a very personal moment despite the smoke and the crowds around them. (More)
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The Artist
Visual artist Chris Rayn explores contemporary, globally relevant issues of our societies and state as human beings: the changing face of our cities through globalization and gentrification, the challenges of the digital revolution and ubiquitious automatization, the perception of the individual in an increasingly virtualized world. At the same time, his work is an expression of his personal struggle with identity and belonging, and the unavoidable symptomes of detachment and alienation. His principle of artistic creation, "the canvas of nature", rejects staging scenes or creating them digitally in the computer, but fully embraces the transitory nature of photography as the perfect means to explore topics of eternal change in the natural and the human world. While drawing from authentic motives, his unique style focuses on meticulous compositions, deep contrasts and a rich, intrinsic color palette, and uses concepts from the classic visual arts in photography to develop a complex visual language.