The Weaver ( a series )

Here is a series of art works taken at our visit in a Bedouin workshop,that are weaving carpets and all sort of  other art works that connects to weaving.

Thanks for viewing

N3

N4

N5

Thanks.

this is a new series for you and for us as well...very good images here...congrats

Really beautiful work, Pnina!

She is improvising the loom...why ? She must have a great skills !

Interesting pictures! 

a new series, yes. not easy, this one is - for me - really super. the woman, the work, all is deeply explained using the light 

Beautiful series. Each image is successful on it's own, but when combined, the sum is more than the parts. I like seeing how she has made tools of whatever materials are available, large food cans, a pice of PVC pipe, an empty coke bottle.

 I love this series of different stages of creation presented softly in dimness – with compassion – not in harsh light.  Almost hidden from all but her family in her Bedouin clothes, bent in the dark, yet it is her focus that is most interesting.  Interesting because it’s a documentary shot by a woman artist of a female working artisan Bedouin, who is on the floor, in back-breaking conditions, with only primitive tools, whose submissive pose suggests little status, but she creates beauty and practicality.  My mind rushes to fill in the gaps of what her life might be – perhaps an arranged-marriage long ago with a husband who sits with his friends smoking half the day, controlling her though she is the breadwinner with the him and children to support – perhaps not….  You’ve captured her voice like the Parisian violinist in the midst of making music

 

 

Mehmet, Ruud, and Tatjana, she is working hard as you see. Glad you liked the series.

Andrea, Thanks for liking the series,I wanted to show the condition women are still working at.

Linda, it is sheeps wool they are weaving with I will upload it for all of you to see.

Donna, yes, it is back breaking,and not an easy work. Even though some of them are fighting to better their life ,and women in this society in general, many of them, like this woman , are  still tied up in chains of(oppressive) tradision..Thanks for  writing your impressions.

Interesting series, Pnina and the one that you have chosen to highlight is the best of the bunch.. There's something absolutely timeless about this picture of a woman bent to her loom. The tones and composition are classic but in no way does the scene seem anything but natural. The one minor nit-pick is the semi circle at the upper right which distracts just a bit.

I love the flow of the original capture.  Her scarf, her hands, all flow uphill into the loom.  Her hands hold so much personality, gnarled and expressive.  (We had an unexpected death in the family last week, so I'm only now catching up on everyone's new stuff).

well chosen photographs for the series... taken together, they illustrate well the work she is doing and in what conditions... i particularly like the last two

Jack, timeless is the right word as it is a lifetime they are weaving in this way...I left the part of a round form on the LHS , as it symbolized for me the way thier life are rolling...( hardly changed...).

Jeff, sorry about the death in your family, always a hard time.Thanks for taking the time to write your impression.

Rajat, my interest was in the different forms she worked, so thats why it became a series, ;-))

Beautiful series, reminiscent of 19'th century paintings. You can see the dance in everything!

Regards, Tibi

It shows both the concentrated work and the closed world of culture in a clear version.

first of all this is a very good documentary. The presentation of this action is impressive and original. The work with light is very good as usual with your works, and it is perfectly composed. I also like the detail on top right corner for balance.

Well done, Pnina!

Take care,

Mário

An interesting and very nice series you presented here, Pnina... I very much like the way you captured the quiet mood, and the diligence of the weaver. The light (& especially the way it caught her white scarf) is lovely. I like your main downloaded photograph, but I also like the numbers N4 and especially N5, for your frontal & downward shooting angle. (& to get more of a glimpse of her direct work environment) It must have been an interesting trip for you, Pnina! Kind regards to you, Marjolein

Pnina, a beautifully done series. Your meticulous attention to detail, the focus on the hands (frequently blurred with movement), the rich tones and soft light, are all wonderful. I like that we never see her eyes, as it focuses on her own meticulousness.

Beautiful series, Pnina...first one is just superb...my best

One word: Excellent(7).

Saludos.

Thanks Tibi for your nice comment.Funny that you thought about dance...Her fingers really "danced" at her work.

Jorg, this is a different culture even for me..and it was a good interesting meeting.

Gunnar,I'm glad you liked it as it is very different even for my work, ;-))

I left the semi round at the RHS for ballance and  thanks for addresing it.

Mario, thanks , a long time...i  hope all is well.;-))

Marjolein, Yes ,it was very interesting and different and I photographed her from all sides.....I'm glad you liked the series.

Tony, her head cover hiding her face is a part of the culture only once I could see her eyes briefly, but as I know she was hiding her face to us strangers  and I did not photo it.

Kallol and Alberto, thanks both of you for liking and commenting.