Noel Escalante is a prolific photographer. In 15 years he has taken
15,000 photos. But he selected only 80 or so of those photos for his annual
exhibition. It is his tenth anniversary show and this year it is at the Bliss
Center. It opens tonight but we got a preview this afternoon.
Noel Escalante, Photographer
“We’re celebrating our tenth anniversary exhibition and so what
I did was borrow the themes from three of the previous exhibitions and that
was, ‘Belize land of many faces and places,’ ‘nature’s
abstracts,’ and also ‘antique Belize.’ So the faces and places 
would actually be cultural pictures of Belize and destinations, all the beautiful
places that Belize has to offer. Nature’s abstracts is art looking at
just natural things and seeing the lines and angles of maybe a flower for instance
but looking at it close up can actually give you some insights into the world
around us. And antique Belize is pictures of old Belize, old Belizean landmarks
which have changed through the years. So it will bring back some nostalgia to
some of the viewers.
As I said the pictures are all done in vivid colours based upon the new
process that I have of printing the pictures on canvas, on cloth instead of
paper. So it gives a feeling of being in a gallery full of artwork.
Today so much of the crime and everything in the street, it makes Belize
look negative. So we invite the public to come and see the beauty, what Belize
has to offer and actually get some relaxation just looking at the pictures.”
All the prints are for sale. The opening is at 7 pm and it will include
a charity fashion show for the Liberty Children’s home.
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