Jaume Llorens
Diptych 1411 x 8½" Archival pigment print8¾ x 6½" Image size
Edition of 22
Each print is editioned and signed by the artist.
About the Series
Gaia
This series, still in progress, takes its name from the hypothesis by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis which describes Earth as a single superorganism in which living beings and the rest of the planet establish a self-regulating equilibrium that ensures the survival of the whole.
In this work, diptychs are formed by juxtaposing two photographs of natural scenes in my local environment. These images combine to create a third picture that fuses the two into a harmonious whole, transcending the simple sum of its parts, as described by Ralph Gibson with his “visual overtones.” This simple juxtaposition can create new and balanced realities, sometimes surreal or dreamlike.
The images aim to remind us of the need to re-establish the connection with nature, neglected for too long, and to feel a responsible part of this marvelous gear once again to ensure the survival of our planet.Artist Bio
Jaume Llorens was born in Porqueres, near Girona, Catalonia, in 1966. Fond of photography since his teenage years.
In 2014, he took part in his first collective exhibition. Since then, the most notable exhibitions he has participated in include the LensCulture group exhibitions at Caelum Gallery (New York) in 2024 and Photo London 2023, a Photolucida collective exhibition in the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (Denver) in 2024, a solo exhibition at the Fundació Valvi in Girona in 2022, a solo exhibition at the Festival Mirades in Torroella de Montgrí in 2021, and the collective OFNI Project at the Valid Foto Gallery in Barcelona, in 2019.
Among his awards, he received the Top Pick at LensCulture Critics' Choice 2023, the Top 50 at Photolucida Critical Mass 2023, the 3rd place (singles) at the LensCulture Black & White Awards 2022, his portfolio 'Deep Inside' being selected at the Barcelona International Photography Awards (BIPA) in 2019, and the 3rd prize in the VI National Photography Competition Canson Infinity (Spain).