Mother Earth Sary by Naseer Behbehani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Fakana Sary sy Fanovana Sary Competition Category.

VolafotsyFakana Sary· 2020

Mother Earth Sary

by Naseer Behbehani

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Fakana Sary Category

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The Design

About Mother Earth Sary

Ny Renin-tany dia sary fotra natao an-tranon-tsary izay maneho ny planeta amin'ny endrika olombelona toy ny vehivavy tsy salama tsara. Ny fanaka-tarehy dia mampiasa loko maitso, manga ary volontany mba haneho ny ranomasina, ny zavamaniry ary ny nofon-tany. Ravin-boninkazo mihamaty no napetraka teo an-dohan'ilay maodely mba haneho ny aretina. Ny endrik'ilay maodely dia maneho alahelo sy fahalemena. Ny fanazavana dia noforonina tamin'ny octabox lehibe iray teo amin'ny maodely sy jiro iray teo amin'ny sarintany aoriana. Ny sary farany dia nohatsaraina tamin'ny rindrambaiko fanovana nomerika. Ilay sary dia mampifandray ny fandotoana amin'ny fihetseham-pon'olombelona ary misarika ny saina amin'ny fiovan'ny toetrandro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Mother Earth Sary, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Mother Earth Sary. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Mother Earth Sary dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The goal is to transfer earth pollution suffering into human emotion, to grab people attention to a raising problem of modern life style.
Dimensions & Packaging: Camera used: Canon 5d Mark ii, with canon 85/1.2 @ s100, f9, ISO 50
Software used: Lightroom and photoshop
Tags: Portrait, Earth, Studio, Photography, Makeup, Nature, Pollution, People, Woman
Production Technology: I sketched the idea for the makeup artist to understand the concept. The colors are representation of nature, and the dead flowers on the head of the model to show that she is dying. I asked the model to show vulnerability and sadness. I used one big octabox on the model and one light on the backdrop.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was to find an African model. At the time of making this project, modeling agencies wast not common. So finding a model of a specific look was difficult.
Research: How earth would look like in a human form is the main is the core of this project. So, I mainly used google to view other artist approach of this concept, to get inspiration. The I did sketches of my own to show them to the makeup artist so she could understand my vision. I decided to hire an African model since Africa is the most connected with nature than others. I used dying petals as a representation of sickness. The green, blue and brown ware used as the colors of nature.
Inspiration: When I was a kid winter used to be colder and longer. Climate is actually changing due to global worming. Mother earth is dying and we are the ones responsible for that. So I though to represent planet earth as a sick woman waring nature, with makeup inspired by oceans, plants and soil. I choose an African model, as for me, Africa is the closest place on earth to pure nature.
Project Duration: The photograph took around 3 hours for the makeup and shooting in studio and 2 hours of retouching. It was shot in Kuwait 2015.
Operation Flow: Mother Earth photograph main perps is to engage with the viewers emotionally. So the best way to view this photograph is to look hard to the model's face and try to read her emotions.
Team Members: Makeup artist: Fatima Yousif
Model: Dalal
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Mother Earth, 2015.
Image #2: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 1, 2015.
Image #3: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 2, 2015.
Image #4: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 3, 2015.