PROJECT 2.0/ GALLERY - DEN HAAG - TRANSCENDENTAL TRANQUILITY - SOLO SHOW

Opening May 17  - Noordeinde 57 - Den Haag - Nederland

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In his Transcendental Tranquility series, Roseport withdraws from the pressures of time and positions himself as a receptive presence in the face of the elemental. The ocean, the horizon, and the sky—stripped down to their most austere formal essence—become his sole vocabulary. It is from this disciplined restraint that a body of work emerges that far transcends its apparent simplicity.

 

Over the years, Transcendental Tranquility has unfolded into an open and deeply contemplative series. Each image stands on its own. At the same time, each image is also an active part of a larger continuum. The subtle variations and repetitions are more reminiscent of the meditations of painting than of the immediacy of photography. Many of the works indeed balance on the border between the photographic and the painterly, inviting prolonged and repeated viewing. The sequential arrangement in a series and the repetitive nature of the image composition invite an almost meditative experience, in which perception slows down and deepens. Different layers gradually reveal themselves, creating a profound silence that is both intimate and expansive. In an era characterized by uncontrollable acceleration and almost incessant psychological overstimulation, his images paint a counter-space - a space in which the viewer can let go of the burden of thinking and enter a state of quiet contemplation.

 

In a sense - specially in his more recent work – Roseport no longer even photograph seascapes, but uses water, the horizon, and the sky to paint an abstract tableau.They are, rather, abstract fields constructed through these raw elements. The deliberate central placement of the horizon (or horizontal line) - fundamental element in the composition of many of the images on display - simultaneously structures and liberates the work from any form of hierarchy or convention within photography and the act of viewing it. By employing strategies such as repetition, subtle alienation, and uncontrolled motion blur, Roseport destabilizes the fixity of the photographic image. What initially appears to be a frozen moment begins to unfold over time upon prolonged viewing—almost cinematically—thus suggesting a fluid, perceptual reality. Increasingly, the works also evoke the chromatic sensibility of Mark Rothko, in which color becomes both structure and emotion. Also striking: in an age of often unrestrained manipulation of the indexical truth of the photographic medium, Roseport swears by the authenticity of his images. What we see is what the camera captures at the moment the photograph is taken - unaltered, immediate, and precise.

 

Audience reactions often attest to the immersive quality of these works: viewers report being drawn into the depths, “losing” themselves in the image until a rare sense of calm emerges. This experiential dimension lies at the heart of Roseport’s project and reflects the artist’s own state of mind during the creative process.

 

All works are produced as limited editions (3/5/7), with each print accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate.