Friday, August 24, 6pm
Berlin Bar & Bistro, Umaran 19
Free

Hecho a Mano by Gunther Maier - opening

The soul longs for transparency while the human longs for transcendence. These two very real, conflicting states of being create the human condition — a desire to be fully seen in this world and, also, beyond it. To connect with the Great Mystery and also be recognized as a thread of it.
What does it take to see the soul and uplift the human?
Five minutes. One light. True love. A sense of wonder within the people of San Miguel de Allende.
The moment they agree to sit for a portrait, their eyes become a channel within them—enabling the camera to capture the Source of their light. In this moment, they offer their permission to be seen not just by the camera or the photographer, but also the countless other kindred spirits who will someday see their light. This moment – the moment they open their heart – they offer a connection in the present and in the future to those privileged to lock eyes with them through this silent, yet powerful, conversation.
Portrait after portrait after portrait exposes their divinity, reveals their fragility and highlights their resilience here on earth. As a witness of these beings floating on the translucent fibers of each Japanese Kozo print: You know.
You know who you are seeing and you know what is asking to be seen. In way that you have never seen before. Human after human after human.
The spirits within.