São Paulo – Scenes from Jordan captured by the photographer Thierry Rios will feature in the show Al-Urdunn, due to open on January 12th at the ArtEstação culture house, in the city of Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Urdunn is the Arabic word for Jordan.
The show presents 30 pictures taken by Rios during a trip to the Arab country in October last year. “I really enjoyed walking along the road and stopping wherever I wanted to. There, you get to see lots of sheep herds. There is also the issue of prayer. One of the photographs shows a man on his knees by the side of the road, praying,” he says.
Rios, aged 63, is a civil engineer, but photography has been his hobby since 1972. With a camera in his hand, he has been to countries such as Morocco, Turkey, Cuba, United Arab Emirates, India, Mexico, Chile, Canada, United States and Italy, among others.
Regarding Jordan, he also says his attention was grabbed by the garments of women, the Bedouin camps, and especially the beauties of the Wadi Rum Desert. “I have a penchant for black and white photography, but you just cannot depict Jordan without showing the colours of the desert,” he says.
In Jordan, Rios travelled to also include Amman, Jerash, Petra, Aqaba, and the Dead Sea.
Service
Al-Urdunn show
Opening on January 12 at 9:00 pm
The show will remain open from January 13 to 31, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Place: ArtEstação, Av. Rio Grande, 500, Balneário Cassino, Rio Grande (RS)
Admittance is free
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
