A voyage of discovery to the countryside, where I needed to learn, above all to trust in myself: the topics chosen for artistic exploration.

In recent years, I have been drawn to the countryside time and again. It's where I grew up, where I received my first imprint. My guiding question was - what does the reality of country life look like today, beyond glossy magazines with pretty gardens and hearty recipes?

For years, I have spent many days in the countryside. Sometimes I ride my bike to the countryside, sometimes I just walk. Sometimes I move within the boundaries of a village. Without a fixed destination, I always explore new paths: to the next village and the one after that. I walk slowly, adapting to the rhythm of each place. I am attentive and curious. In this way, I take pictures and document what I experience.

Again and again my gaze finds something special that makes me puzzle or smile. Memories emerge. I discover the village of yesterday and the village of today. I follow the man-made traces, the straight roads, the winding old paths and the design of gardens. The trail of people is sometimes individual-self-willed, sometimes peculiar-whimsical.

Over the years I have made my rounds, repeating trips to old places. And thus recording the change: the seasons come and go, as everything else in the cycle of nature. And so I build trust not only in myself and my creative expression but also in the process of life on this planet.

Cock; Light Reflection; Building a Wood House, 2021, C-type print