Sami Farra is this artist we selected for this year’s Capture Photography Festival! Sami is an architect and photographer based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Combining image and object, his work questions the photographic medium in its representation of reality, offering a unique vision of our shared environment. Sami’s interest in images developed during his architecture studies which led him to explore the links between photography and architecture in greater depth at CEPV (Centre d’enseignement professionnel de Vevey).
As the winner of our open call Sami’s work will be installed at the Olympic Village Canada Line Station in Vancouver. The images on display are part of a project involving accidental sculptures created from found objects and the reshaping of printed images. The first series of images examines the singular way in which one’s environment is observed. By isolating the materials from their contexts, Sami’s compositions offer a point of view charged with metaphorical potential. The second series involves printing and manipulating prints. Photographs of the deformed prints highlight the tension between what the materials show and their original, physical consistency. In this way, Sami hopes to demonstrate an architectural and photographic vision of an ever-transforming world.
We had the opportunity to ask Sami some questions about his winning work. Check out our full interview with him below!
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