Under the Arch
Photographer
Mohammad Hassan NAZARI
Country
Indonesia
Description
This image was taken beneath an urban underpass, where a man has made his temporary home amid the city’s infrastructure. The repetitive arches create a visual rhythm that dwarfs the human figure, emphasizing the contrast between the scale of urban architecture and the vulnerability of those living on its margins.
Biography
Hassan Ati is a Hazara documentary photographer and visual artist who has been based in Indonesia since 2015. His work uses photography as a tool to tell stories often overlooked by mainstream media, exploring themes of hope, belonging, loss, resilience, and the reconstruction of identity in exile.
Drawing on his own experience as a refugee, Ati’s artistic practice is deeply informed by personal research and lived experience. His work has been published on international platforms and exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including the Archipelago Art Exhibition (Jakarta, 2022), Voice Against Reason at Museum MACAN (Jakarta, 2023), the Reartsi Exhibition at Gallery Hang Nadim (Pekanbaru, 2023), the Liquidscape Exhibition (Japan, 2024), and the Third Photo Art Group Exhibition at the Iranian Artists Forum (2024).