Fine Art
MY ARTIST STATEMENT
As a child, I photographed out of fear of forgetting — a way to pause time and preserve what felt precious. Even then, I somehow sensed that photographs remember what people forget.
In the final days of my mother’s life, images began to appear — images that helped me feel and understand the surreal transition from life to death. That experience made my early longing to stop time through photography more tangible, more urgent. Since then, I’ve known: I want to pause with what is about to disappear — and hold it gently.
My fine art photography is an ode to impermanence. I seek to balance the melancholy of what is passing with the quiet beauty of the moment. The cloud shifts, the bird flies on, the light fades — and that is exactly what makes this moment meaningful. In my still visual poems, I try to capture something of what briefly exists — and then is gone for good.
I hold beauty gently, just as it begins to move on.
Over the years, my way of seeing has changed. Where I once photographed with my head, I now follow my heart. I look without judgment and let the image come to me. In that open attention, I find simplicity, stillness, and authenticity. My strength lies in sincere connection and attentiveness — to people, and to the natural world that continuously inspires me.
Nature became my language, my solace, my mirror. The gradual fading of my father into the fog of dementia deepened my sense of transience. Growing older myself only amplifies my desire to cherish, capture, and preserve small moments. Within life’s vulnerability, I search for meaning — and lightness.
My images are minimalist and earthy in tone. They breathe calm, space, and a subtle sense of freedom. Sometimes it feels as though something in nature gently whispers, “see me.” Like a cloud leaning into the ear of a pine tree — just for a moment, and then it drifts on. That fleeting instant is what I long to witness, feel, and hold. I invite the viewer to experience each image as a quiet meditation on the beauty of now.
Do you want to bring this stillness into your own space?
My Fine Art photographs are available in limited editions. Feel free to contact me to discuss the possibilities. Photos from the series Songs of Silence have also been published in three different leporellos.
