Gateway
Coming back from Thailand after a yoga retreat in Bangkok, the plane stops at Doha airport in Qatar. This modern building is filled with unusual lines, spaces, shapes and curves that are complemented by their own reflections in the shinny marble flooring underfoot, beckoning on weary travellers through the otherworldly opulence of this labyrinthine structure, till they arrive at their respective departure gates. When looking down, one can be forgiven for feeling as though they are walking on water; the slightly imperfect undulating surface causes rippled reflections of self and other, much like one might see in the still calm of a morning lake. As travellers fleetingly pass through this mesmerising desert gateway leading to the rest of the world, they wander around the shopping malls, gazing at luxury goods and wares that seem to lie just out of reasonable reach.
A man stops to take a selfie while standing in front of the latest Porche sports car, smiling as if having found the promise of all that is good and wonderful in the world.
As this shot was taken, security guards looked on in an indignant fashion, sometimes staring at wherever the camera was pointed to see what was being captured… But after several moments of looking at the normal scene in front of them, their gaze would return to the travellers passing by, getting ready to depart this antechamber of inequity.
Gateway
Coming back from Thailand after a yoga retreat in Bangkok, the plane stops at Doha airport in Qatar. This modern building is filled with unusual lines, spaces, shapes and curves that are complemented by their own reflections in the shinny marble flooring underfoot, beckoning on weary travellers through the otherworldly opulence of this labyrinthine structure, till they arrive at their respective departure gates. When looking down, one can be forgiven for feeling as though they are walking on water; the slightly imperfect undulating surface causes rippled reflections of self and other, much like one might see in the still calm of a morning lake. As travellers fleetingly pass through this mesmerising desert gateway leading to the rest of the world, they wander around the shopping malls, gazing at luxury goods and wares that seem to lie just out of reasonable reach.
A man stops to take a selfie while standing in front of the latest Porche sports car, smiling as if having found the promise of all that is good and wonderful in the world.
As this shot was taken, security guards looked on in an indignant fashion, sometimes staring at wherever the camera was pointed to see what was being captured… But after several moments of looking at the normal scene in front of them, their gaze would return to the travellers passing by, getting ready to depart this antechamber of inequity.