These human-scale black-and-white portraits by New Jersey multimedia artist Daniel Cosentino capture individuals encountered during his time living and working in the Balkans. Taken at ground level, these photographs emphasize presence and place, revealing personalities in their home environments across Kosovo, Albania, Serbia, and Macedonia. As a conceptual artist and educator, Cosentino blends formal photography with written reflection, echoing themes found in his sculptural works like Totem Domum and installations such as Standing Box. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, he extends this inquiry through his writing in Latent Views and Equine Magistrate, where visual art, memory, and philosophy intersect.
These human-scale black-and-white portraits by New Jersey multimedia artist Daniel Cosentino capture personalities encountered during his time living in the Balkans. As a conceptual artist and educator, Daniel Cosentino maps these photographs at ground level from a human-scale perspective, revealing characters in their environmental settings near their places of origin in Kosovo, Albania, and Macedonia. Each portrait reflects the absurdity and fragility of life, blending his expertise in photography with his roles as a writer and lecturer. Exhibited regionally and internationally, these works echo the innovative spirit of his broader multimedia art, including sculptures like Totem Domum and installations like Standing Box. Daniel Cosentino, based in Morristown, New Jersey, enriches these creations with insights from his writing in Latent Views and Equine Magistrate.
