Amir Zaki: On Being Here

June 4 - July 16, 2022

Overview

“Ultimately, I use digital technology as a means to an end. I am trying to make photographs that manifest the world I desire.”

Diane Rosenstein Gallery presents On Being Here, a solo exhibition of photographs by Egyptian-American artist Amir Zaki. Zaki presents twenty-two color photographs that depict piers off the coast of California. This is the artist's first solo show with the gallery.

Amir Zaki's photographs exist as a digitally rendered space that is neither 'right' or 'wrong' - yet the intense visual clarity dispels any allegations of neutrality. The color images in this show were created on location at California's many piers, often in the early morning hours.

The exhibition coincides with the publication of a major survey monograph, Amir Zaki: Building + Becoming, published by X Artists' Books and DopplerHouse Press (2022, Los Angeles).

For press inquiries or more information about the artist and works in this exhibition, please contact emily@dianerosenstein.com