"Lens na Spinoza" Exhibition view at Croxhapox
My photographic practice reimagines the process of enlargement by drawing inspiration from cinematic tracking shots. I use a photo enlarger mounted on a wheeled cart, allowing it to move freely across the photographic paper. Just as a camera on a dolly captures a scene in motion, my enlarger travels during the exposure, creating a dynamic interaction between light and the surface. This approach deconstructs the image, introducing variations and blurs that reinterpret the original forms.
The images I work with come from reproductions of mountains, photographed from books. These unchanging landscapes become the ground for transformation, where the movement of the enlarger and the randomness of the process add a new dimension to the peaks and valleys, hovering between reality and abstraction. The final result is an exploration of time and motion within a static image, echoing the illusion of movement in cinema.