Kotama Bouabane

July 9th, 2009 by

Kotama Bouabane

Toronto-based photographer Kotama Bouabane has an incredibly poignant series called “Melting Words.” The ice letters form typical break-up phrases, with their indelible messages transcending the medium’s own impermanence.


Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

Kotama Bouabane

2 Comments

  1. Fei says:

    The images come out really beautifully but I’d have to say that the messages are really passive aggressive and seem to be mostly representational of a female voice (haha).

  2. Matthew says:

    i really liek the one on the bed, its interesting when the photographer places teh words in the area the phrase may have been said, as if it just happened within minutes and is left as a representation of ice HEAVY

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