We have all felt at one point or another, the pressure of time. The dimension of tasks, the weight of our often abstract responsibilities. I am still mystified by time. It seems it was always there, speeding up, and then washing over me. Distilled to a soft, ambient focus.
My body lives in time. Rhythms of wakefulness, pulls of the lunar tides. When I accept this I make my peace with time. I can separate myself from the abstraction of plans, the finality of a deadline. The power is not so much in clock time as in the energy that comes out of immediate action. The joy of being in time. Awareness not this time as distancing, but as that split second where you are aware you are alive.
Silent Rhythm
When we are making pictures, we often pause and speak into the space between. This pause is like the outbreak, keeping us aware of the other, reflective. It is the intuition that beautiful things often happen unconsciously, a change in posture, the awareness of details, the texture of the rocks, the shadows of the trees. This slowness brings us closer to nature, slowly it has become an essential component of our work.
The clothing for this project was gathered slowly—vintage pieces and ethical fashion from Black to Grey, a local brand based here in Barcelona brand. We see fashion as a second skin, another medium to reconnect us to our environment. We believe in the ripple effect of a collective movement, the way each choice can bring us closer to a more ethical and environmentally conscious future. These are slow stories, slow choices, and slow changes—softened by time.
Photography by Kamila Solarz
Published in Safelight Paper