Pato Hebert
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Trying to Catch Your Breath
I made this series of photographs using a basic, digital point-and-shoot camera with built-in flash.

The images record my breath made visible when exhaled into the cold night air. I am moved by this very simple but beautiful manifestation of existence.

The work references the Buddhist practice of focusing on one's breathing as a technique for being more present and aware.

The images float between figuration and abstraction. They continue my explorations into the evocative and the ephemeral.
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