'Shadows travelling on the sea of the day' is a recent installation in the North of Qatar, near Zubarah Fort by Icelandic/Danish Artist Olufar Eliasson. Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, it sits in the desert approximately 5 minutes drive from Zubarah Fort.

Olufar Eliasson has had wide ranging shows encompassing installations, painting, sculpture, photography and film that have appeared in art galleries all over the world. You can read more about his work over on his website.

I visited his art installation at the weekend with my daughter. It was about a 75 minute drive from our home and there was plenty of father and daughter talk on the way and she had her trusty Fujifilm instant camera with her (yes, she is already better than I am at photography).

The artwork transports you to your inner self, the mirrored surfaces, when you look up to them, reflect the earth between you, you are caught in this kind of ethereal limbo, almost floating in space, it felt. This feeling led me to process the images in a black and white ‘other worldly’ style… this is how I felt they ought to be, what do you think?

As someone who lived in Denmark for 6 years, I am thrilled to have artwork from Olafur here in Qatar.

Out shooting that day, we took an instant camera, one of my 3 GFX systems, the 50S today and an adapted Canon 17mm Tilt Shift lens. Hurry up Fujifilm and release the GF mount 30mm shift please!

If you have any questions about the shoot, the GFX system or using til shift lenses, leave a comment below.