Breathing Earth By Natalie Kreidieh

Opening Reception : Friday, May 2, 2014, 6-8:30 pm

Natalie Kreidieh, an Arab filmmaker and photographer, exposes the different faces and places occupying the many regions of our planet. Touchstone Gallery presents an exhibit filled with faces and images of nature captured through her travels in Cuba, Guatemala, Ecuador, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.

Breathing Earth consists of Kreidieh’s portrait and landscape documentary photographs taken during her explorations in several countries. As a filmmaker, she uses motion-picture to actively enlighten viewers about social and environmental issues. As a photographer, she exposes human faces and natural landscapes as a means to glorify the magnificence of Mother Earth

From war-torn Lebanon to Washington DC, Breathing Earth invites you to explore Kreidieh’s one-hundred photographs, each inhaling a breath of life

Images: Top: Taken in the Amazon of Ecuador – Community of Sarayaku – Indigineous Quechua children – 2013. Bottom: Taken in Ahungulla, Sri Lanka – 2013

For more information contact Ksenia Grishkova, Director, 202.347.2787 or email info@touchstonegallery.com

Touchstone Gallery is open Wednesday through Friday 11-6 and Saturday- Sunday from 12-5.