The Art of Nolan Webb
Nolan Webb’s urban fragments are captivating. It’s always amazing to see how these simple “all around you” objects, textures, and colors, can trigger your imagination and take you to a completely different place.
Nolan Webb is a Canadian photographer, writer, and educator.
He has done work for the Japan Times, the Asahi News, the Ecuador Times, Things Asian, Transitions Abroad, and most recently was a contributing writer for the travel guide To Japan With Love.
You are invited to look at the world through the eyes of Nolan Webb….
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Genesis: Day 1
The inspiration for the Genesis series came from a photo which eventually didn’t find it’s way into the series.
It was a photo of an ad on a wall painted half white and half black. I looked at that photo so many times waiting for it “to fall in place”, when suddenly it triggered an association: the first day of the world creation.
The idea of associating the story about the creation of the world with the decayed Urban scenery appealed to me. At first, the contrast between the atmosphere of perfection, and the scenery of the less glamorous side of the city seemed strange. But the more I thought of it, I discovered the thread connecting the miracle of creation with textures, colors, and places that seem more like “the end” than “the beginning”.
Almost all the photos in the series were already in place, when I took this one (which eventually replaced the original Day 1). The sense of chaos and bursting energy seemed to be perfectly balanced with a perfect black square in the middle. It was as if order is starting to form — as if darkness is being constrained in order to make room for light.
It seemed just how I imagined Day 1.
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