/ 2015 / Fine Art / People_FA

States of consciousness

  • Prize
    Silver in Book (Series Only)/Fine Art, Gold in Fine Art/People
  • Photographer
    Gaby Herbstein, Argentina
  • Studio
    Vicky Salias

What is consciousness?
How is it obtained? How can I define it?

These were the puzzles I wanted to fathom when I first started working
on this series of images.

And through that quest I found an answer that filled my soul:
life is a path where we shift from one level of consciousness to another
and this implies being truly connected with every single thing we
encounter in that journey.
Consciousness is that connection.
It is a bridge between the perfect universal reality and the reality of the
physical world we live in.

Becoming aware of our ego, our darkest corners.
Developing the ability to see the whole picture when conflicts arise.
Understanding that every action we embark upon leaves a mark in
others and in ourselves.
Becoming aware of the impact our words have in others.
Learning to let go everything that harms us.
Understanding that living in paradise is a task and an endeavor that
belongs to every one of us, that it does not depend on others, that it is
indeed possible to design that paradise and to build it exactly the way we
wish…

I invite you to contemplate our states of consciousness in order to
broaden them.
And to reveal ourselves through them in an oneiric journey of self-
discovery.
I would like to share with you this simple tribute to those who succeeded
to express with images what cannot be seen, the metaphysical world,
what lies beyond, what awaits inside us, what is unveiled in our dreams.

I believe that consciousness is the key factor for the well-being of the
environment, and of our personal lives as well.
I believe that through our behavior and our commitment, we tune in
with the consciousness of the whole.
I believe that this is the starting point to finally become one with others
and with the whole universe.

GABY H

Awards 2002 Fundación Huesped Prize, BsAs, Argentina.
2009 Best book of the year First Prize “Birds from Paradise”, Cámara Argentina de Publicaciones. BsAs, Argentina
2011 Premio Clover, Swarovski. BsAs, Argentina.
Sony, Samsung, Apple y Pernod Ricard has named Gaby as an ambassador due to her artistic work and the values she represents.