Ismalia offers a respite from the chaos of city living in Cairo. Consider the two or three hour drive through the desert on a two lane highway a tour of kitch foreign policy. At first compounds with fences appear like a mirage in the desert. The fences appear to be for prisons but looking … Continue reading
From Cairo: Are you Obama? “Are you Obama?” Imagine my surprise when young and old yelled this question to me as I walked through the Giza Pyramids; Cairo University; and through crowded city markets. Being blonde and blue eyed, I realized when I questioned them they were asking me if I was American. I had … Continue reading
“Walls Between People” is a new exhibit at the Museum of the International Committee of the Red Cross Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland from September 2008 to January 2009. The exhibit is based on the book by Alexandra Novosseloff and Frank Neisse and artistically presented by Robert Ireland. Using military maps, the exhibit illustrates eight … Continue reading
Metal and Gas. Opposites attract. In Asuncion, Paris, Milan and New York, I was drawn to the relationship between steel and light. I used my Holga and Nikon to capture the gentle relationship between strength and air in the known and unknown. This series is currently on exhibit at the National Press Club, Washington, DC. … Continue reading
F!NK – fab designs from Australia! Each design is light, free and edgy igniting the imagination. Robert Foster created F!NK with a passion for working with aluminum and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a team of eight designers F!NK introduces the eye to malleable metals, bold colors, function and brilliant forms. Continue reading
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