Metka Vergnion
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Spiritual Garden
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Spiritual Garden
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Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Spiritual Garden
Info
Metka Vergnion // Spiritual Garden
Japan has influenced the major part of Metka Vergnion´s photographic opus. From an early age, she has been fascinated by its cultural difference and ancient tradition. She regularly returns there, feeling a special connection with its people and surroundings.
Her deepened knowledge and understanding of traditional Japanese arts, literature, poetry, and rituals became the guiding motif in her art.
Before the Spiritual Garden series, there had been other photographic series inspired by Japanese themes. The first, Japanese Moments, drew on traditional elements of cultural heritage. The photographs were accompanied by haiku poetry written by the artist. The second series, Silence, expressed feelings of peace, serenity and tranquility, with an emphasis on detail, and the narrative language of color and form.
The third series, entitled Spiritual Garden took several years to complete through numerous visits to gardens in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan; the photographs are principally of karesansui rock gardens. The Japanese garden is a refined aesthetic space in which nature and art intertwine. Despite the tendency to preserve the natural aspect of the garden, it is the gardener’s creativity that determines the final appearance. The symbolism of these gardens encourages contemplation, meditation and represent a point of transition to the spiritual realm.
The philosophy and aesthetic values of Zen Buddhism are strongly reflected in Vergnion’s series of photographs. Her fine art work is an interpretation of the ideals of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms, which differ from western perceptions in their apprehension of space, the importance and power of shadows, subdued color combinations, and their approach to detail.
As the author’s insight into this culture is getting deeper, her photographic approach becomes more and more‘Japanese’. Her latest series accentuates symbolical representations of Nature, bringing out the impermanence behind the themes emphasising harmony, simplicity, imperfection, asymmetry and the unconventional.
Metka Vergnion portrays the feelings that were accompanying her contemplation of Japanese gardens and the moments of completion of this photographic series, writing: “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 self, as we get carried away into another dimension. In this metaphysical garden one retreats himself to find comfort in peaceful contemplation.
In my photographic series “Spiritual garden” I wanted to portray the magical moments unfolding when walking through Kyoto gardens with my camera, as a sole companion. I lose track of time in witnessing such a beauty in its frugal complexity. My senses are on high alert as if some invisible forces beyond are taking possession of me. I try to picture these sensations, they are just light vibrations….”
Metka Vergnion
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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.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2018
Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2015
Art Space Niji, Kyoto, Japan
Swiss Alpine Museum, Bern, Switzerland
2014
Temple Kouseiin, Kyoto, Japan
2013
Manoir Cultural Center, Genève, Switzerland
2012
Europa House, Tokyo, Japan
2011
Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010
Galerie Chalet Farb, Saanen, Switzerland
2009
Galerija Kranjske Hiše, Kranj, Slovenia
2008
Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007
Cankarjev Dom Mala Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006
Manoir Cultural Center, Cologny, Genève, Switzerland
Galerie de l’Alliance Fançaise, Dublin, Ireland
2004
Mestna Galerija, Stalna Zbirka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1991
Galerija KC Ivan Napotnik, Velenje, Slovenia
1990
Foyer der Graphischen, Wien, Austria
1989
Maison de l’Amérique Latine de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Galerie an der Stadtmauer, Villach, Austria
1988
Galerija Ars, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Musée de la Photographie, Mougins, France
1986
Arttech Travelling Exhibition, Beijing, China
1985
Arttech Travelling Exhibition — Singapore — Kuala Lumpur, Malesia — Hong Kong
1984
Gallery 97, Hong Kong
1983
Pen Club, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Gallery 97, Hong Kong
1982
Centre William Rappard, GATT, Genève, Switzerland
1980
Galerie Espace Photographique, Paris, France
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Gallery Lads, Osaka, Japan
Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan
2012
Temple Kouseiin, Kyoto, Japan
2011
Makedonski Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Skopje, Macedonia
Wada House Museum, Takarazuka, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2017
Gallery Space Kagiya, Kyoto, Japan
JIPF Exhibition, Echime Prefectural Museum, Matsuyama, Japan
2016
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
2015
Gallery KICH, Kyoto, Japan
2014
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
Gallery KICH, Kyoto, Japan
2013
Festival Photomed, Sanary-sur-Mer, France
Gallery KICH, Kyoto, Japan
2011
Fiap International Exhibition, Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Gallery KICH, Kyoto, Japan
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN, Genève, Switzerland
2010
Zbirka Slovenske Fotografije — Galeria Carscia Rupingrande, Italy
2009
Gallery KICH, Kyoto, Japan
Galerie Espace Jeunes, Issy les Moulineaux, France
2008
Zbirka kabineta slovenske fotografije, Galerija S, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007
Razstava članov združenja ženevskih Slovencev, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006
Razstava slovenskih likovnih ustvarjalcev iz Ženeve, Switzerland
2005
“Photobis” exposition Espace St. Martin, Paris, France
2003
Nove generacije, Jakopičeva Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2001
Akt na Slovenskem, Jakopiečva Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1988
International Photo Forum Alpe Adria, Spilimbergo, Italy
1987
Biennale Arts et Lettres, Nice, France
1985
JUNIJ 85, Likovno Razstavišče Rihard Jakopič, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1984
Razvojne poti slovenske fotografije 1945-1983, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1982
JUNIJ 82, Likovno Razstavišče Rihard Jakopič — Ljubljana, Slovenia
1981
3. Trienale Jugoslovanske Fotografije, Pilonova Galerija, Ajdovšina, Novi Sad, Ogulin, Rijeka
Likovno razstavišče Rihard Jakopič, Ljubljana, Slovenija, Slovenia
Dia expo, Bourg en Bresse, France
1980
22. Republiška Razstava, Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Razstava Umetniške Fotografije, Kumanovo, Macedonia
1979
7. Concorso Triangonale, Gorizia, Italy
Akt 79, Maribor, Slovenia
Muzej Savremene Umetnosti Beograd 79, Beograd, Serbia
1978
Razstava Foto Treh Dežel, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2. Trienale Jugoslovanske Fotografije, Pilonova Galerija, Ajdovšina, Slovenia
21. Razstava Jugoslovanske Fotografije, Novi Sad, Serbia
1977
Avtoportret v Fotografiji, Kabinet Slovenske Fotografije, Kranj, Slovenia
1975 / 1977 / 1979 / 1980
Žene Snimaju, Beograd, Serbia
1974 / 1978 / 1979 / 1981
Razstava Petih Dežel — Villach, Austria —Pécs, Hungary — Koper, Slovenia
1973
8. Izložba Fotografije Doboj 73, Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1963 / 1965 / 1966 / 1970 / 1971
Republiška Razstava Mladina Fotografira, Ljubljana, Slovenia