‘My work is made to be felt, interpreted, and discovered beyond the first glance. These images are where memories and movement blur into something between presence and absence’

This series of photographs reveals itself beyond the first glance, inviting the viewer to enter the images where memory and movement intertwine, suspended between presence and absence.

Jaïr, born in Curaçao -Netherlands Antilles- 1988, moved from one place to another, between different countries and continents. Shaped by an experience of constant displacement, the images trace a life in motion, oscillating between moments of belonging and distance. The movement becomes a state of mind, an unending journey that transforms into a visual quest for roots, identity, andconnection.

The choice of analog black&white photographs eliminates all distractions to reveal emotions, shapes, and textures. Subtle gestures and fleeting encounters gain intensity through stillness, while overlapping silver tones invite the viewer to look slowly and attentively into a moment captured in time. Rather than offering fixed narratives, the images open a quiet dialogue around the fragile notion of home and loss, creating spaces for introspection where personal memories and shared experiences can surface.

It is in the silence and calm that another vision can finally appear.

Text by Haleh Chinikar & Shantee VGZ

Curated by Shantee Van Gilsen Zaman