Ellen Smith - artist info

Artist's statement for 'This is the love that is learning how to let go'

“ ‘Hubb’ is love, ‘ishq’ is love that entwines two people together, ‘shaghaf’ is love that nests in the chambers of the heart, ‘hayam’ is love that wanders the earth, ‘teeth’ is love in which you loose yourself, ‘walah’ is love that carries sorrow within it, ‘sababah’ is love that exudes from your pores, ‘hawa’ is love that shares its name with ‘air’ and with ‘falling’, ‘gharam’ is love that is willing to pay the price…” 
                                                                                   Ahadf Soueif (1)

Photo: Ellie Smith

Ellen Smith - bio

Ellie lives in Northland, New Zealand. She has exhibited at Photospace Gallery regularly since her 2006 show 'Icarus'. She has curated, published, and exhibited her own work and others since 1998, and has an MFA degree from RMIT, Melbourne, 2003. See the Document below for full info.

Partial Loss: exercises in reduction - portfolio, with essay by Andrew Paul Wood for PhotoForum NZ

Exhibition info: Partial Loss; exercises in reduction (with Cathy Tuato'o Ross), Photospace Gallery, 2016

Exhibition info: This is love that is learning how to let go - Photospace Gallery 2014

Photo: Ellen Smith

Photo: Ellen Smith

Photo: Ellen Smith