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EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK OF ENTROPY (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Artist’s statement – “Excerpts from the Book of Entropy” series:
“To my way of thinking, by far the most perplexing characteristic in the universe is Entropy. At the very foundations of the universe time can go both forwards and backwards. Energy can become matter and matter can turn back into energy. This is certainly not the way we perceive the world on a daily basis. Somehow, only larger entities seem to be getting older, to develop “time afflictions”. Time is forbidden to flow in reverse, the law of entropy is forcing everything into one direction only, towards what we perceive as the future.
The series “Excerpts from the Book of Entropy” is an estethic reminder of this law. In the slow decay that affects everything I try to transcend physical matter or the laws of nature, to find deeper meaning in what I see and photograph.
Through the act of capturing my subjects photographically, I attempt to slow the implacability of fate drawn by the hands of entropy and save them from the ravages of time. The harmony can be restored in the end if we establish a new kind of orbit for our own thoughts and sensibilities. “
AUTHOR
Born in a small town in Romania, visual artist Eugen-Florin Zamfirescu built his first camera out of a shoe box. His early work survived only in his imagination. Presently he lives in Toronto where he pursues his lifelong passions: fine arts painting and photography, philosophy and astrophysics.
He is captivated by time, old instruments, intricate machinery, the laws of physics and humankind’s connection to past, present and future.
Common to all is his quest to unravel the stories within, to reveal the inner beauty of his subjects and capture their elusive equilibrium. In the slow decay of societies, in the laws of nature that affect everything from molecules to galaxies, the artist is an explorer fascinated by it all.
The artist participated in the juried Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair 2015 and was selected for 2016. He is represented by TeodoraART Gallery in Toronto and his works can be found in private collections in Europe and North America.
Recent media: The Epoch Times, October 10- 16, 2014 http://bit.ly/1HBVL2S
He is captivated by time, old instruments, intricate machinery, the laws of physics and humankind’s connection to past, present and future.
Common to all is his quest to unravel the stories within, to reveal the inner beauty of his subjects and capture their elusive equilibrium. In the slow decay of societies, in the laws of nature that affect everything from molecules to galaxies, the artist is an explorer fascinated by it all.
The artist participated in the juried Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair 2015 and was selected for 2016. He is represented by TeodoraART Gallery in Toronto and his works can be found in private collections in Europe and North America.
Recent media: The Epoch Times, October 10- 16, 2014 http://bit.ly/1HBVL2S
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