On Method

Photography for me is above all a method of observation and inquiry. It is not concerned with capturing a single moment or with the technical aspects of the image, but rather with an attempt to perceive processes that unfold through time. Photography has accompanied me for over a quarter of a century. Over time, my attention has shifted increasingly from the result to the transformation of perception itself. Working with a different temporal scale allows one to regard familiar structures differently and to notice that which remains beyond the reach of the instantaneous glance. Long exposure in this context is employed not as an effect, but as an instrument of analysis. It makes it possible to record not an event, but the duration of change, in which persistent and transient forms coexist. The observation of these processes gradually alters one’s own relation to the world. There emerges a more composed and attentive vision, in which there is less impulse to intervene and greater desire to comprehend the nature of what occurs. This experience leads to a more conscious and respectful attitude toward the fragile system of interrelations between human presence and the space it inhabits. The works presented should not be perceived as assertion, protest, or imposed interpretation. They are rather a form of visual inquiry - an attempt to answer the question of how accurately we truly see the world in which we live. Photography here remains a method. An instrument of reflection, important first and foremost to myself. If these observations should resonate with others, it will be a natural continuation of the dialogue…