Israel: A Photographic Narrative Of Suspended Time

‘Israel’ immerse us in a place where time is frozen. The moments captured feel timeless, as if the clock has suddenly stopped and all life is at a standstill. As images set, motionless, before our eyes, we hear the silence, the calm before—and after—the storm. Existing between moments and places, Israel is explored, illuminated and carefully rearranged, acquiring a new dimension. The landscapes become sites for rumination, for slowing down, plunging us into the heart of a sensory experience that encourages a contemplation of the land. Similarly, figures stand still, framed by nature, their feelings told only by the softness, the heat, and light of the geography that surrounds them. Observing them and looking in, we cannot but indulge in Freitas’ voyeuristic approach. An intimate distance between us and the subjects endures—we feel within reach of them yet somehow unreachable. This is Israel.