Barbara Soares

Artist Statement

My work of the past 25 years has been done as a zen meditation in seeing, photographing and printing images as 'visual haiku' that challenge the viewer to perceive the world in a different light and composition. “Passion, resonance, shadow and light, form and movement, essence of the moment, essence of the heart - these are the raw materials I draw from and live for."
As artists, we must be strong & create art not only to renew ourselves but to renew hope in others. As Volodymyr Zelensky said "Light will win over darkness." May we all stand strong renewing our humanity through the arts, no matter the challenge.