On Mountains
The work "On Mountains" (OM) ("Olhares Montanheiros" in portuguese) roots from the friendship between its authors and their common passion for Mountains and Photography. It is backed by a spiritual and senses' relationship towards Mountains. Though the acronym OM has come by by chance, it being a word of such meaningful spiritual strength within Buddhism and Hinduism, also with roots within Yoga, its use makes total sense. It carries a mixed meaning, as a title: "On", as in "view of", meaning that it is the result of the authors’ photographic and spiritual visions; these are the views of altitudes which are higher than most common daily-life situations; views that are "less obvious", as if "above" the mundane urban and photographic banalities; these are views and reflections of the spirit of being mountaineers.
The work "On Mountains" (OM) ("Olhares Montanheiros" in portuguese) roots from the friendship between its authors and their common passion for Mountains and Photography. It is backed by a spiritual and senses' relationship towards Mountains. Though the acronym OM has come by by chance, it being a word of such meaningful spiritual strength within Buddhism and Hinduism, also with roots within Yoga, its use makes total sense. It carries a mixed meaning, as a title: "On", as in "view of", meaning that it is the result of the authors’ photographic and spiritual visions; these are the views of altitudes which are higher than most common daily-life situations; views that are "less obvious", as if "above" the mundane urban and photographic banalities; these are views and reflections of the spirit of being mountaineers.
Extracted from the text used at the exhibition
© Nuno Verdasca & João M. Gil
© Nuno Verdasca & João M. Gil
