Joseph Bui – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS
An attractive sequence by Houston-based photographer Joseph Bui. Drawn to tales that discover the relationships between folks, group, id, tradition and the theme of “dwelling,” Bui’s work is knowledgeable by the personalities and views of his topics in addition to their relationship to the environments they inhabit. This has led him to engaged on initiatives in regards to the Queer Group in Waterville, Maine and, most not too long ago, his circle of relatives in Houston, Texas. The picture e book and sequence, “I Love You. I Miss You. Have A Good Day.,” is titled after the quick phrase Bui’s mom would say to him earlier than she left for work — phrases which have now change into one thing of a prayer for him. His intimate assortment of images equally seize the wealthy narrative of household bonds and the passage of time:
“My father is a handyman.
He can repair something round the home.
He has a stern face.
A person of few phrases.
My mom is a hairdresser.
She cuts our household’s hair in her small salon.
She has a delicate face.
A charismatic lady.
They’re my world and extra.”
See extra photographs from “I Love You. I Miss You. Have a Good Day.” beneath.
