People We Like: Lucien Samaha by Devin Elijah
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Lucien Samaha, who helped launch the first digital camera during his time at Kodak. His memorizing portrait was taken by Devin Elijah, who I tracked down immediately after seeing his work on the walls at Think Coffee this winter.
Since the PWL format necessitates very brief interviews, some of my questions had to be truncated or cut entirely. Among them was a mention of his work with the Arab Image Foundation, which curates and collects some truly gorgeous images from throughout Arab history. I absolutely love some of the examples on their site, and look forward to seeing the full collection online (“coming soon” to www.fai.org.lb). This is my fave from the current site:
“Untitled / Antonio / Morocco / Coll. Y. Barrada”
More are here.
Be sure to catch Lucien’s show at Sara Tecchia at 529 West 20th Street, through April 12.
