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https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/slcs/little-galleryThe College of Liberal Arts, School of Language, Culture, and Society, and The Little Gallery present: Arvind Garg and Jackie Mintz - Two photographers in dialogue with world traveler Ibn Battúta.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battúta was a Moroccan Muslim who lived in the 14th century, was trained in Islamic Law, and who traveled from Morocco to many countries, going as far as China. He is the author of a book of his travels, A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, which is known as The Rihla (Journey), which he dictated to the scribe Ibn Juzayy, at the request of the Sultan.
Several centuries separate Ibn Battúta from current day photographers, Arvind Garg and Jackie Mintz, yet this collection of their photographs can be seen in dialogue with Ibn Battúta. Each photograph provides an insight into the artist’s inner journey as they immersed themselves in the world previously visited by Ibn Battúta. These works testify to their own inner Rihla, their journey through time and space. And the works are also an opportunity for us, observers, to grasp how discovering the splendors of the world has motivated many of us to seek out wonders and beauty wherever they may be found.
Photos and objects are courtesy of Lilia Labidi, original curator, Arvind Garg, Jackie Mintz and the Bloomingdale Library Branch, The New York Public Library.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battúta was a Moroccan Muslim who lived in the 14th century, was trained in Islamic Law, and who traveled from Morocco to many countries, going as far as China. He is the author of a book of his travels, A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, which is known as The Rihla (Journey), which he dictated to the scribe Ibn Juzayy, at the request of the Sultan.
Several centuries separate Ibn Battúta from current day photographers, Arvind Garg and Jackie Mintz, yet this collection of their photographs can be seen in dialogue with Ibn Battúta. Each photograph provides an insight into the artist’s inner journey as they immersed themselves in the world previously visited by Ibn Battúta. These works testify to their own inner Rihla, their journey through time and space. And the works are also an opportunity for us, observers, to grasp how discovering the splendors of the world has motivated many of us to seek out wonders and beauty wherever they may be found.
Photos and objects are courtesy of Lilia Labidi, original curator, Arvind Garg, Jackie Mintz and the Bloomingdale Library Branch, The New York Public Library.