Nik Barte is the photographer that undoubtedly speaks the language of the desert. In fact, the outstandingly profound visual exploration of Nature and the thoroughly authentic aesthetic study of Sahara Desert define the cardinal elements of his personal artistic signature as a photographer.

desARTification is an ongoing art project composed of photographs made by Barte in the Sahara desert over a period of almost twenty years. Structured soundly upon the concepts of love and infinite respect for Mother Nature, desARTification literally stands for “desert turned into Art”.

ESSENTIA is an exhibition project created as part of desARTification, a story that has its origin in a sacred place, the Desert. It is a heartfelt, direct and extremely intimate story created to draw the attention of the viewer to the silent sufferings of Mother Nature and to do it with an authentic, transparent and genuine emotional involvement by using the language of Art and Beauty. ESSENTIA personifies the Desert Herself – an intense feminine presence! - revealing different details of her exceptionally refined beauty.