Marked by Metamorphosis

The artists’ works bring together distinct photographic approaches that reflect on transformation in nature, matter and perception. Through their different visual languages, the artists engage with the fair’s theme Metamorphosis, exploring how forms, environments and meanings continually shift.


Nick Brandt
Photographed in Jordan, considered the second most water-scarce country in the world, the series features refugee families, who fled the war in Syria and are now living in Jordan. Living lives of displacement due to climate change, they are forced to move their homes several times a year, moving to where there is available agricultural work. Striking both visually and emotionally, the artworks are a show of connection and strength in the face of adversity.


In Tilyen Mucik’s photographs, the humble seeds, which we rarely pay attention to beyond their direct use, are deliberately placed in the spotlight, at the centre of our gaze. We encounter each one individually as they shine in supernatural sizes and boast extraordinary forms, showing off their fantastic colours and revealing the incredible shapes and subtle textures of their surfaces.

Luzia Simons
Photography lies at the core of the artist’s work, serving both as a starting point and a medium to which she continually returns. Yet, Simons has developed a distinctive approach that goes beyond conventional photographs. Her scanogram technique, created using a high-resolution custom-made scanner, allows her to capture flowers in extraordinary detail with a depth and intensity that transform the familiar into something almost painterly, hovering between reality and illusion. Interpreting floral motifs, the artist reveals the many ways in which perception can shift and meanings can multiply, constructing a rich, multilayered world where the power of flowers becomes both a visual and emotional experience.

Hannah Schemel
The artist's approach to her work is deliberate and serene – she uses a large-format camera, returning to the same location where she observes the landscape. Sometimes, a day can pass while she’s there, sensing its pulse and witnessing the changes in light, sounds and wind, without ever pressing the shutter button. The artist believes that by observing the same place over and over again, we are also confronting ourselves. The landscape that is formed in the mind of the viewer is shaped by them.

Timelessness characterises the works of Sergio Scabar, who used a specific photographic technique to create unique, inimitable images. The distinctive feature of his work, which mostly depicts objects from his own “cabinet of wonders” and still lifes of “hidden life”, is a distinctly dark tonal scale, which creates an unusually quiet atmosphere in the photographs. On the other hand, the black frames made by the artist are integral parts of the images, giving the works a mark of uniqueness.