Dubai Transmutations
A Martin Becka Photographic Book
“Dubai, Transmutations”
A Martin Becka Photographic Book
- The Empty Quarter Fine Art Photography Gallery proudly presents for the first time, the “Dubai, Transmutations” book by Martin Becka;
- The book; printed by Calf & Meschke, Amsterdam, will be available for purchase at the opening of the Martin Becka exhibition opening on Tuesday, 20th October;
- The book is a limited edition of the highest quality print, printed with four tones and negatives printed on tracing paper;
- The book will be sold at the “Dubai, Transmutations” opening at The Empty Quarter Fine Art Photography Gallery for 135 Euros.
Martin Becka ” Dubai Transmutations” is a first of its kind. Becka spent two years photographing the city of Dubai through the bellows of his large format view camera. He printed his images using the 19th century process of ” Photogravure” and his custom-refurbished 19th Century Camera for which he is a recognised specialist.
Becka presents a series of landscapes of the monumental architecture of Dubai – and is framed with his unerring eye which radiates with the rich contrasting beauty of Dubai. The images range from the unusually empty Sheikh Zayed Road to the iconic towers of the city.
The “Dubai, Transmutations” book, published by The Empty Quarter Dubai & Baudoin Lebon Paris is limited to a 1000 copies. The resulting printed book is widely recognised as being among the most beautiful prints in the history of the medium, with an introduction by Jean Pierre Quignaux and the sixth Century Poet Labid en Rabia.
The book was been printed by Calf & Meschke , Amsterdam, renowned for their impeccable printing precision. The images are printed in four tone composition with the negatives printed on tracing paper. The book is a hardcover which measures 23×33 cm and consists of 89 pages. This book will be available for purchase at The Empty Quarter for 135 Euros.
What is The Empty Quarter Gallery?
The Empty Quarter Fine Art Photography Gallery’s mission is to salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, to discover emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography. Through a variety of international programs and exhibitions, The Empty Quarter will continue to discover new talent and create avenues through which to reward photographers, as well as nurture and promote contemporary work of photography, highlighting talents of the region as well as accomplished international artists.
For more information on this press release, please contact:
Kiera Purdue StickyGinger PR Email: kiera@stickygingerpr.com Tel: +971 50 34 33 275OR
Lindsay Shuttleworth StickyGinger PR Email: Lindsay@stickygingerpr.com Tel: +971 50 32 56 863 Capturing Dubai using the 19th Century techniques in Photographs is open from 20th October 2009 to November 17th 2009, seven days a week. Admission is free. Exhibition opening hours Sunday through Saturday 9am-10pm, Friday 3pm -10pm For further information about the gallery, please contact: Elie Domit – Creative Director The Empty Quarter Fine Art Photography Gallery DIFC The Gate Village Building 02
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Martin Becka is taking part in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Book Signing of his photography book “Dubai, Transmutations”
Martin will be available to sign his book, “Dubai, Transmutations” from 5:30- 6: 00 pm on Saturday 6th March;