ALAN ABOUD – ABOVE ALL ELSE
2011-08-22This summer exhibit at Paul Smith Globe, displays a series of photographs taken by Aboud from 2002-2011 on board flights travelling to cities including New York, Beirut, Nice, Milan and Tokyo.
From his seat Aboud captures a moment of open calmness and clarity in the airborne images, which is somewhat at odds with the drone and clatter of the closed atmosphere you would expect within the cabin. The variations of the content and composition; the sky, a presence of sun or cloud, a flash of engine or wing, strengthens the power of the repeated image with a subject matter most apt for the location of this project.
Alan Aboud was born in Dublin in 1966. He graduated from Saint Martin’s School of Art in 1989 and started his own creative agency shortly afterward; Paul Smith was one of his first clients.
Based in London, he has worked extensively in Europe, Japan and the USA, producing award-winning advertising, graphic & product design, commercials and motion imagery for a variety of clients in the fashion, beauty and music industries.
Paul Smith Globe at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 reflects Paul’s eclectic taste and houses a collection of items he has gathered on his travels around the world alongside all the Paul Smith collections.
A unique art wall is in place where people can view antique art, modern prints designed by illustrators and photography, some taken by Paul himself.
Exhibition runs through to September 20th, 2011
Paul Smith Globe
Departure Lounge
Terminal 5
Heathrow Airport
London
