Lebanese filmmaker and photographer Elias Moubarak introduces ‘The Wondrous and Probable Life of Mr H’. The solo- exhibition at Art on 56th, tells the story of Mr H, a once real, living person, who now has a new life, through assembling vintage photographs and documentary material, the artist. Bridging the gap between fact and fiction, past and present, Moubarak embellishes the probably ordinary life of his character and sparks his narrative with magic, enigma and mystery. Photography is a draft of history, it captures, eternalizes and records moments and time. Moubarak adds a playful twist to this characteristic of the medium, by making fiction, instead of reality, real through photography. He gathers vintage photographs he finds, and produces a story around the unknown sitter, calling him Mr H and altering the meaning of his life. He de-contextualizes these images and re-inserts them into the present,...
Elias Moubarak Shows The Wondrous and Probable Life of Mr H.
