Wafaa Samir
Mae Wafaa Samir (g.1990) yn ffotograffydd ac artist gweledol sy’n byw ac yn gweithio yn Cairo. Mae ei gwaith yn archwilio dau brif lwybr; ein perthynas gyda bywyd dinesig a lleoedd ffisegol, a chynrychioliad ffigurol o emosiynau a chyflyrau’r meddwl. Mae hi’n cyfnewid ei sylw rhwng y bydoedd allanol a mewnol hyn, gan ymdrin â phob un yn wahanol iawn.
Enillodd Samir ei gradd Bagloriaeth mewn Pensaernïaeth o’r Gyfadran Celfyddyd Gain yn Cairo yn 2013. Ochr yn ochr â hynny, datblygodd ei diddordeb mewn ffotograffiaeth ac arddangosodd ei gwaith yn frwd mewn nifer o arddangosiadau grŵp yn Cario, yr Almaen, Gwlad Belg, Ffrainc a Dubai.
Gallery
Blue
Find what you fear the most
Immerse yourself in it
Let it seep into your soul until it’s part of your being
The more you embrace your fears, the more they turn into
a blue serenity.
Blue is a series of self-portraits reflecting on the experience of fear as if it were a physical space. By stepping into this space, exploring it and engaging with it, I begin to understand it. With time and familiarity it becomes a safe space as I integrate myself with it. Like a metamorphosis, it’s a process that brings you out on the other side.
The images are ways of tracing this process of merging with my personal fears and allowing myself to be immersed in them. The series tries to answer the question of whether fear and peace are opposites, or if it’s possible that they complement each other? The colour blue is used to represent fear, but it also stands for the serenity we may find when we approach the realm of fear instead of avoiding it. The series was exhibited at Nord Art festival in Germany (2015). One of the images was selected as the official poster for Mooov film festival in Belgium.
