This photograph is titled Moroccan Blue. What color blue is it: sapphire, azure, beryl, cerulean, cobalt, indigo, navy, royal, sky blue, baby blue, robin’s egg blue, cyan, cornflower blue, midnight blue, slate, steel blue, or Prussian blue? It reminds me of the compelling blues in the town of Chefchaouen (Morocco) where most buildings, fences, front doors, and even stone walkways are painted some shade of blue. Moroccan Blue however, was taken in Barcelona, just after the trip to Morocco. It’s a dream image, and perhaps like the colour blue itself, it may inspire feelings of tranquility.
Linda Briskin is a fine art photographer. She is intrigued by the juxtaposition of objects and reflections, the permeability between the remembered and the imagined, and the ambiguities in what we choose to see. In 2021, her photographs were chosen for the Herstory exhibit sponsored by Manhattan Arts International, the International Photography Exhibition at Viewpoint Gallery in Nova Scotia, and the Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition at the Orillia Museum of Art and History.