Sarah Aha Artist Statement
Sarah Aha’s conceptual fine art photography transforms imagination and emotion into visual narratives. Her background in Theater Arts and over a decade studying diverse dance forms inform her love of movement and the human form in synchronicity with nature. This dynamic foundation allows her to capture a deep connection between human presence and the spirit of the natural world.
Often the subject of her own lens, Sarah creates self-portraits and conceptual images that externalize her inner landscapes. Using a camera (and sometimes a drone) as her guide, she collects original photographs through travels and collaborations, weaving these elements into meticulously crafted composite images. Each piece integrates evocative colors, textures, and personal symbolism, inviting viewers into a layered experience of the world as both familiar and dreamlike.
Sarah’s mission is to expand our sense of self to embrace all forms of life, bridging the gap between self-discovery and connection to the world. Through her art, she invites us to see exploration of the self as a pathway to unity with the world, where each discovery connects rather than isolates us.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Series: "If Water Was God"
Dodho Magazine online feature
Series: "If Water Was God"
Dodho Magazine online feature
AWARDS:
Image :"Depollute Me"
Dodho Magazine Fine Art Awards, Top 25
Image :"Depollute Me"
Dodho Magazine Fine Art Awards, Top 25
Series: If Water Was God
Fine Art Photo Awards, Nominee in Conceptual
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
Image: "Refractions"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, April 2023
Image: "But a Dream"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, May 2023
Images: "Fountain of Hippocrene", "Fish Don't Exist"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, June 2023
Fine Art Photo Awards, Nominee in Conceptual
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
Image: "Refractions"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, April 2023
Image: "But a Dream"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, May 2023
Images: "Fountain of Hippocrene", "Fish Don't Exist"
Art Works, RVA, All Media Show, June 2023
Image: "Waters of Sisyphus"
Art Icon "Corporeality" Exhibition, featuring works by David Lynch and Roger Ballen
Paris, November 2024
Art Icon "Corporeality" Exhibition, featuring works by David Lynch and Roger Ballen
Paris, November 2024
Images: "Fjord Visitation", "Water On High", "Unified Field"
"Solar Center", "The Pedestal"
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art
Surrealism Exhibition, November 2024
"Refractions"
"But a Dream"
"On High"
"Fountain of Hippocrene"
"Depollute Me"
