Rafael Y. Herman's Immersive Night Photography at Macro Testaccio

At Macro Testaccio in Rome, Rafael Y. Herman (born 1974 in Be'er Sheva) presents a large installation of photographs taken over five years in the Holy Land. The exhibition creates dark environments entered through a heavy black curtain, where faint light reveals landscapes of seas merging with skies, vigorous streams, and arboreal reflections. Herman works at night using photographic equipment to capture light in darkness, producing images of uncontaminated reality that daylight reveals. The works depict ideal landscapes from the Forest of Galilee, the fertile fields of the Judean Hills, and the warm beauty of the Mediterranean Sea. The project reflects on the invisible and fundamental questions of existence, with unnatural colors and overexposed scenes that contrast appearance and reality. The exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in a naked, crude landscape that demands participation.