Between urban landscapes veiled in nighttime stillness and deep warm greens surrounded by diffuse light, an unspoken secret seems to be hanging in the air. In these photographs by Kostas Maros, clues can be found, without viewers knowing what they are looking for: a white chair is almost hidden under low-hanging leaves, with whoever once sat there completely absent—only the traces of an action refer to a "before." In another image, a wire-mesh fence runs through the rampant green of a tropical forest; the purpose of its presence is called into question beside the sublime power of a tree trunk reaching high into the air. The testimony of a photograph cannot illuminate the poetic dialog taking place between the streetlight above a street sign and the soft shining of a table lamp on a windowsill. It seems as if nobody can speak here, with no faces or gestures visible as reactions to help understand what is happening. But even without knowing the potential narrative of each picture, the viewers still participate in moods whose communication beyond the edges of the images is both vague and defined.
There is something cinematic about Maros's photographs, even though they are all separate moments that have been given permanence. While the establishing shot that first introduces a film's specific setting offers the viewer a location within a specific sphere of action, these photographs draw the viewer into a pictorial world of undefined feelings.
Maros (*1980) studied law at the University of Basel and worked in the legal profession for several years before turning to photography as a self-taught artist in 2013. He has been working in Switzerland and abroad for editorial, corporate, and advertising clients; he also pursues freelance reportage and art projects. In 2024, he won the IPFO Swiss Photo Award for his series “Human Nature.” This year, he received the Swiss Press Award in the “Portrait” category for a photograph of Noémi Speiser.
There will be an opening of the exhibition on October 30 at 18:30, as well as a finissage on December 20 from 13:00-17:00. Additionally, there will be an artist talk on November 15 at 15:00, which will be moderated by Melody Gygax, picture editor, curator, and former representative of MAGNUM PHOTOS Switzerland.

Website
galerie94.ch

Where
Galerie 94
Merker-Areal
Bruggerstrasse 37
5400 Baden

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