Metka Vergnion
Metka Vergnion is a Slovenia-born, Swiss adopted, Paris-educated artist who has a degree in photography and cinema from the Louis Lumière School; she is currently based in Lisbon. Her father, renowned Slovenian artist, photographer, and pedagogue introduced Vergnion to photography early on. What began as a childhood game, later captivated her and became her medium of artistic expression. Apart from exploring with black and white techniques, Vergnion transforms the image further in her series by adding color. The intensive, unusual color combinations and contrasts enhance the luminous and tonal transitions of her black and white photography. Her mixed medium approach distills and emphasizes certain aspects of the photograph, adding new dimensions, and drawing the viewer into a deeper engagenment with the work.
The various environments the artist resides in remain a constant leitmotif for her work. In the 80’s, she first encountered Chinese culture, and subsequently produced the series Chinese impressions and Made in HK. Japan- another of her adopted cultures, continues to be a strong source of inspiration in the artist’s life and work. By learning from its art forms, aesthetic concepts, and philosophy, new work emerges. Vergnion’s recent work is an assembly of elements from each of her artistic periods. In her series Osmosis, she explores the idea of duality in her original black and white photographic form. In Parallel Universe, her passion for color interwoven with graphic elements expresses the borderline between the seen and the unseen.
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Persuasion, 1971 - 2004
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Happening 2, 1980 - 2004
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Happening 4, 1980 - 2004
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Happening 1, 1980 - 2004
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Happening 3, 1980 - 2004
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Happening 5, 1981 - 2004
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Self Study 3, 1978 - 2004
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Self Study 2, 1978 - 2004
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Male Nude 3, 1978 - 2004
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Male Nude 4, 1978 - 2004
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Target 2, 1982 - 2004
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Target 4 , 1982 - 2004
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Whispers, 1981 - 2004
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Prayer in Po Lin, 1984 - 2004
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Ritual, 2008
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Breaking the Circle, 2008
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Pebblescape, 2008
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From Eye to Eye, 2008
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Meditation, 2008
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Without a Trace, 2008
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Seasonal Shelter, 2010
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Moss pattern , 2010
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Sparkling Foliages, 2009
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Memories of Spring, 2007
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Cherry Blossoms Blues, 2010
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Raindrops, 2008
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Lotus Metamorphosis 1, 2010
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Embrace, 2009
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Flying Koi, 2007
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Metka Vergnion
Photography 1971-2017 5 Apr - 15 May 2018In this captivating collection of work, spanning from 1971-2017, photographer Metka Vergnion takes the viewer on a journey through an engaging visual landscape, drawing from diverse and highly personal themes,...Read more -
Metka Vergnion
Spiritual Garden 5 Oct - 5 Nov 2011“The Spiritual garden is a symbolic place where one connects with energies of Universal Consciousness, where the seeds of many paths grow. The gates open towards awareness of our inner...Read more -
Metka Vergnion
Silence 15 Oct - 1 Nov 2008I’m listening to the sound of silence. Vibrations of places and people, moments from everyday life, shades of light, are captured through the lens of my camera. Inner revelations, reflections,...Read more