Elehna de Sousa - photography

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biography

Elehna’s artistic process, like her life, has been multi-faceted and exploratory. Born and raised in Hong Kong, of Goan ancestry, she came to Canada in 1967 for higher studies. After many adventures and a career in the healing arts, Elehna moved to Salt Spring Island in 2003. "In 1990, on one of my adventures, I travelled to Salt Spring Island, attracted by the catchy name, and within a space of 2 days bought a piece of land that I was equally enchanted with.  It took another 13 years before I was able to move here on a permanent basis, proving, in my case, that patience does pay off in the end!"

She feels blessed to be able to live in an environment that nourishes and supports her artistic soul and creative process in photography, mixed-media art and the poetic forms of haiku and tanka. 
Her work has been exhibited on Salt Spring Island, at the Sidney and Sooke Fine Art Shows ( juried), and hangs in private collections. Her photographic art is also available at the Reflecting  Spirit Gallery, locations in Tofino and in Ucluelet.

where to see or read more

shows: Ladysmith Fine Art Show ( juried), Feb 6-27th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 7 days a week

recently: Elehna is exhibiting with the Salt Spring Photography Club show for the month of January in the ArtSpring Lobby.
                    Here's Looking At You: Art Spring: March 15th - 29th: juried group exhibition
                    Street Portraits & Vignettes: Goa, India: Fernwood Cafe, April 12th - May 16th: solo exhibit
                    Eclectic Visions: Gallery 8: June 11th - 24th: Salt Spring Photography Club: group exhibit
                    Country Grocer Cafe, July 1st - 31st: solo exhibition

web:  Visit her page on the Fine Art America website.
             Click here to see Elehna's mixed media page in the Directory

contact the artist

email: elehna@saltspring.com

artist statement

My photography is inspired by ordinary and fleeting moments that can, in an instant of time, become extraordinarily exquisite and meaningful. I rarely use a tripod and find that handholding my camera gives me the most flexibility to capture these special moments that catch my attention and move my spirit. It is my hope that my images will inspire viewers towards a greater appreciation of, and connection to, the sacredness and wonder of even the smallest moments in daily life.

My expression in mixed-media art  and printmaking is intuitive and experimental. I enjoy the tactile and sometimes complex process of textural and visual layering to create depth of form and feeling, often having no clear sense of what the final result will be until it is done. 

Primarily self-taught, I have had the good fortune to have had excellent teachers and accomplished peers along my artistic journey. I am still deeply immersed in the life long process of learning.

Elehna de Sousa
photographer, mixed-media artist and poet.




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