Liturgy of Light
This series began with a deep admiration for the still-life paintings I encountered in museums, especially in the Netherlands. Their quiet intensity and their ability to transform flowers, vessels, and fragile objects into carriers of meaning stayed with me. Liturgy of Light grew out of this experience — not as a reproduction of painting, but as an attempt to translate that sense of reverence into photography.
The works are platinum prints on an extremely thin, almost transparent paper, delicate like vellum. Behind each print, gold leaf is applied by hand so that light can pass through the paper and return from within. This creates a subtle luminosity that cannot be reproduced on a screen. The image shifts with the light, revealing a quiet, inner radiance.
Most of the works are also hand-colored by me. Each piece is entirely handmade and requires several days to complete. The process is slow and demanding, but essential. What emerges is not simply a photograph, but a physical object — one in which image, material, and light are inseparable.
The still lifes are built around transience: cut flowers, dried forms, broken glass, and vessels marked by time. These elements carry both beauty and disappearance. The work is not only about appearance, but about what light reveals — fragility, time, and presence.
Liturgy of Light is an invitation to look slowly. The work unfolds in the original print — in the surface, in the hand, and in the gold that quietly shines from behind the image.
Process and Material
Each print is a unique, handcrafted object.
Platinum printing ensures exceptional tonal depth and permanence.
The translucent paper allows light to interact with the image, while the gold leaf beneath creates a subtle internal glow.
Hand coloring further individualizes each work.
Due to the complexity of the process, each piece requires several days to complete.
Available as limited edition prints in size of 40 × 50 cm
Presented at leading international art fairs, including Paris Photo, AIPAD New York, and Photo London.