Ricardo Okaranza
San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Every city has other faces, but at night this essence becomes more obvious. It is not only the monuments
and the city sights that make the difference, but there is also a way of mixing the built environment
with nature. The less obvious things such as the sidewalks, paved roads, benches and street lamps, are
characteristic to every city, and the night is the best time to view them. There is a dark loneliness
and a sense of menace in and around urban forms, not because something dangerous is present, but because
the transience of all is so clear. In The Nocturns, (night shots), the city is seen with a new focus.
Without people, the artefacts are more visible, and together, build an essential, memorable cityscape.
Photography is the best medium to represent this night life without humans. The medium is quite unable
to 'fix' or suspend life, because life, like time, is fleeting. The exact moment the shot was taken no
longer exists.
[ cv ]
Ricardo Okaranza, Berlin, Löwenbrücke Nov.2007 #2, 2008, Photography
photography: Sarah Fay
Toronto Nocturnes, 2008
Photography Installation
[ selected photographs ]
[ video ]
B3 Brookfield Place, Garden Court, Entrance on Front Street
In association with Illingworth Kerr Gallery @ Alberta College of Art + Design
With the support of Eusko Jaurlaritza (Basque Government)
Thank you to:
Wayne, Glenn Ligon, Michel Perras
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