Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe by Naseer Behbehani

Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe by Naseer Behbehani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukuthwebula Izithombe Competition Category.

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Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe

by Naseer Behbehani

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukuthwebula Izithombe Category

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The Design

About Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe

Book Text: UMother Earth isithombe sesitudiyo esiveza umhlaba ngesimo somuntu njengowesifazane onempilo engenhle. Umgqusho usebenzisa imibala eluhlaza okotshani, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nensundu ukumela izilwandle, izitshalo nenhlabathi. Amacembe ezimbali ezifayo abekwa ekhanda lomdlali ukukhombisa ukugula. Ukubukeka komdlali kudlulisa usizi nokuba sengozini. Ukukhanya kwadalwa nge-octabox eyodwa enkulu emdlalini kanye nokukhanya okukodwa endaweni engemuva. Isithombe sokugcina sacwengisiswa ngesoftware yokuhlela ngedijithali. Isithombe sixhumanisa ukungcola nemizwa yomuntu futhi sidonsa ukunakwa kokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Mother Earth Primary Function: Isithombe iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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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.