Statement
Martin Schgaguler's photographic practice excavates the latent poetics embedded within the everyday, attuning us to the oft-overlooked gestures, transient moments, and intimate spheres that permeate our daily lives, yet so frequently evade conscious recognition.
Central to his practice is an interrogation of the very act of seeing. His work urges viewers to shift from looking to seeing. Looking is a process of triaging and filtering, driven by societal incentives that focus our attention narrowly. In contrast, seeing involves letting go of these filters and allowing the entire scene to intuitively resonate. Only when we truly see do we experience a more immediate and authentic connection with reality.
For Schgaguler, the photographic image becomes a resonant metaphoric vessel – a conduit to the ephemeral sensations and emotional responses that arise when we allow ourselves to linger in contemplation of the primordial mysteries of existence. His work moves beyond mere representation and description, becoming what he terms "objects of emotional metaphor" - evocative constructs that inspire self-reflection on the sublime undercurrents shaping our inner worlds.
Martin Schgaguler's oeuvre aspires to catalyze contemplation of our ontological situation as embodied beings, proffering gateways to spark a deeper exploration of our fundamental positionality, entangled within this boundless world.
Statement
Martin Schgaguler's photographic practice excavates the latent poetics embedded within the everyday, attuning us to the oft-overlooked gestures, transient moments, and intimate spheres that permeate our daily lives, yet so frequently evade conscious recognition.
Central to his practice is an interrogation of the very act of seeing. His work urges viewers to shift from looking to seeing. Looking is a process of triaging and filtering, driven by societal incentives that focus our attention narrowly. In contrast, seeing involves letting go of these filters and allowing the entire scene to intuitively resonate. Only when we truly see do we experience a more immediate and authentic connection with reality.
For Schgaguler, the photographic image becomes a resonant metaphoric vessel – a conduit to the ephemeral sensations and emotional responses that arise when we allow ourselves to linger in contemplation of the primordial mysteries of existence. His work moves beyond mere representation and description, becoming what he terms "objects of emotional metaphor" - evocative constructs that inspire self-reflection on the sublime undercurrents shaping our inner worlds.
Martin Schgaguler's oeuvre aspires to catalyze contemplation of our ontological situation as embodied beings, proffering gateways to spark a deeper exploration of our fundamental positionality, entangled within this boundless world.
