“Aristotle once called contemplation ‘the highest form of human activity.’
My intent is to awaken beauty where it isn’t always seen and to help us find that same beauty in ourselves.”
“Aristotle once called contemplation ‘the highest form of human activity.’
My intent is to awaken beauty where it isn’t always seen and to help us find that same beauty in ourselves.”
Awaken Beauty, Awaken Self
Photographic Expressions
By Cheryl Hassen
Cheryl’s new book, Awaken Beauty, Awaken Self, captures the often-ignored splendour in Nova Scotia’s rocky landscape. Just as much as there is colour and texture and composition in Cheryl’s photography, there is story. There are stories of strength and courage, of honour and determination, of hidden beauty and the connection of all living things.
“Cheryl Hassen’s images consistently invoke both a profound reference to the beauty that surrounds us and the ability to see that beauty. Geological subjects are a rich trove that when captured as thoughtful compositions are analogous to good abstract paintings. They are at once real and surreal, and Cheryl’s work exploits those possibilities very successfully.” – Phil Secord, Secord Gallery
Cheryl Hassen
Photographer
In her relatively short time as a professional photographer, Cheryl Hassen has won four international photography awards in the Professional Fine Art Abstract Category at the International Photography Awards and the Tokyo International Foto Awards. Her first group exhibit was at the Lunenburg Art Gallery in 2015 where she launched her slate ‘rock portraits’ photography collection. She is delighted to share this powerful body of work, now primarily exhibited in her own gallery, Hassen Hall.
Filmmaker and Producer
Cheryl is the former Creative Head of Children’s and Youth Programming at CBC Television. She moved from Toronto to take up her position as Creative Consultant and Executive Producer with Halifax Film and her position as Chief Operating Officer for DHXMedia. She went on to produce and direct three award-winning documentary films: Change You; Uncementing My Heart; and In A Cobweb, which aired repeatedly on CBC’s documentary channel. Cheryl is currently the President of Purple Office Productions Inc., a production company that combines tradition with technology to tell great stories.
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