Sun Project 2014

els botman is a visual artist since 2003. as a visual artist she dedicates herself to the awakening of deeper feelings of connection between (wo)man and the essence of life. the omnipresent manifestations of nature - the sun, trees, the earth, water - lie at the heart of her artworks. one of her key projects is the sun project. for more than three years, els botman has been photographing the sun in different places and at different times. normally, we can hardly look at the sun with our bare eyes, as the sun is so powerful that this can damage the eyes. els botman has found a way to capture the sun in its own spectrum of colors, at which you can stare for hours without going blind. through these ‘sun images’, els botman wants to offer the public the possibility to connect with the radiating force of the sun. the meditative and healing power of the sun are at the very center of these works. the images fueled the sun project, an all-encompassing project to have as many people as possible