Dreamscapes Of Iceland: A Photographic Journey Through Time And Memory By Attila Ataner

All About Photo proudly presents "Reimagined Landscapes: Iceland" by Attila Ataner. This exclusive online exhibition is part of All About Photo's curated showroom and will be on view in June 2024. The collection features fourteen stunning photographs from the "Reimagined Landscapes: Iceland" series.

Attila Ataner visited Iceland during August and September of 2006, a pivotal period. His memories of this enchanting place are deeply intertwined with its breathtaking landscapes. Iceland's vast open spaces, expansive skies, majestic mountains, serene streams and ponds, rugged black rocks, volcanic sands, moss-covered stones, and crashing ocean waves left an indelible mark on him. The country's soft, misty light on some days and stark, sunny contrasts on others have blended in his memory. Over time and distance, these recollections have transformed, leading him to reimagine and re-edit his photographs to reflect a more authentic representation of his experiences. These images capture how Iceland lives in his mind and heart today, often revisited in his dreams.

To create these final images, Ataner paired and merged various photos from his trip. He also reframed them in a 1:2 aspect ratio, inspired by traditional Asian scroll paintings, emphasizing the harmony between Earth and the sky.

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Attila’s background is Turkish-Bulgarian; he was born in Svishtov, a small town on the Bulgarian shore of the Danube River. During the 80s, he lived in North Africa, in Tripoli, Libya, where his parents worked as expatriates. He migrated to Canada later in life, as a teenager.

Attila is a lifelong lover, practitioner, and occasional teacher of photography. He is a graduate of McGill University (BA), McMaster University (MA), and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (JD). He is a recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships and grants, as well as a published author in various academic journals. He practiced law for several years and later returned to school to do graduate-level work.

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In addition to his photographic work, Attila is also a part-time Ph.D. student in philosophy, focusing on environmental ethics and law, ecological philosophy, and the thought of early-modern German philosophers, namely Kant and Hegel. Attila lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children.

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