{"id":628380,"date":"2026-04-24T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/628380\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:18:10","slug":"navid-baratys-atmospheric-photos-explore-contrasting-scales-of-time-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/628380\/","title":{"rendered":"Navid Baraty&#8217;s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we consider that enormous metropolises like New York City and Chicago have only come into being within the past few hundred years, it\u2019s impossible not to stand in awe of ancient cultural sites that have existed for millennia or geological features that expose millions\u2014even billions\u2014of years of the planet\u2019s natural history. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navidbaraty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Navid Baraty<\/a>, the contrasts and tensions of contemporary urban life and timeless landscapes merge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/navid-baraty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">otherworldly photographs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baraty\u2019s series The Time Between juxtaposes cityscapes with dramatic terrain, from desert dunes to snow-capped mountains. The project revolves around images in which two distinct digital photographs converge in a composite, drawing on the film technique of double exposure and exploring ideas of permanence, presence, and the \u201cspace between different scales of time,\u201d the artist says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-5.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting a desert lake and a cityscape\" class=\"wp-image-473333\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Time Between highlights iconic skylines like Manhattan and Chicago, pairing the outlines of skyscrapers and city lights with dramatic rock formations and atmospheric effects. \u201cThe process is intentional but restrained, combining the two frames through careful blending rather than constructing or artificially generating new elements,\u201d Baraty tells Colossal. \u201cI\u2019m interested in combinations that feel impossible at first, yet strangely convincing once they come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/navidbaraty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-6.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting mountains and a cityscape\" class=\"wp-image-473334\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-3.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting the Golden Gate Bridge and hazy mountains\" class=\"wp-image-473331\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-1.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting sand dunes and the Chicago skyline\" class=\"wp-image-473329\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-4.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting the Statue of Liberty and an evergreen forest\" class=\"wp-image-473332\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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