Enlightenment provides viewers and me with a hopeful message in these dark and complicated times. Instead of greed, corruption, famine, plague and war, we are reminded of humanity’s other offerings: charity, equality, social consciousness, wisdom and civility. These are lens-based photomontages that convey the essence of the original rectangular source image. The creation of these novel images is my cathartic response to darkness. I work obsessively, for hours or days, to create and refine my personal “sacred geometries”. Through this, I’m able to counteract my depression and anxiety disorder which feed very much off the chaos of this world. Although this project is secular in nature, there is a strong representation of various places of worship. Many churches, synagogues, temples and mosques also act as community centres where people join together to do acts of kindness and outreach, a common and often overlooked quality of humanity. Libraries, universities, museums and galleries also promote the well-being of a civilization by refining and sharing wisdom, be it in the sciences or arts. The aesthetics behind architecture and geometry are a testimony to humanity’s willingness to achieve a positive intention.

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About
Evading conventional techniques, Thomas describes his work as lens-based digitally manipulated photography. He finds inspiration in his source images of the architecture of historically notable edifices. So far, his photographs come from his travels in North and South America and Europe. He plans to broaden his scope by traveling to the Middle East and Asia. He has devised a novel approach to established photographic practices. Seeking to produce unique and unexplored paths in making images, he wishes to show never-imagined microcosms from his photographic documentation. With the proliferation of photography, he aims to show common imagery from a new perspective. He capitalizes on traditional iconography to create a new narrative.