eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
In 1991 photographer Audrey Daniel was sent an article in the New York Times about Jews in the court of the Ottoman Empire, featuring a photo of her great grandmother.
The image of her great grandmother inspired her to travel to Turkey and explore her Sephardi heritage with writer Rachel Bortnick.
This photographic essay explores the importance of Sephardi Women in passing down tradition and culture. 500 year old Sephardic proverbs about women add a reflective and humorous element to the story.
Audrey began shooting videos of art in L.A. in 1984 inspired to become an art dealer using video to market the artwork. Realizing that videos of art were not as interesting as documenting the artists and their creative process she changed her tact. Her first video followed a group of Italian Artists from the «Arte Povera», brought to L.A. by the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. In the 90’s she became a professional Fine Art photographer and then with the advent of computer editing, Final Cut she sold her Hasseblad and began shooting video again. She has since produced “Centers of Creativity” “Kurt Stoeckel Artist”, “Paul Dahlquist Photographer “, “Owls of Bernal Hill” and “Rumi Tsuda: A Colony of One”, and in 2012 «Fields Of Color».
Audrey began shooting videos of art in L.A. in 1984 inspired to become an art dealer (pre internet) to market art via videotapes. Realizing that videos of art were not as interesting as documenting the artists and their creative process she.
