Abstract 2nd place winner

We can all agree that water has many beneficial properties, but we often forget that it is an artist itself. It can move, curve, reflect. Sunsets, trees, flowers, blue skies – each one of these breathtaking views reflects in the water, painting them in millions of shades.

In my project I use its clear and unique beauty together with its ability to move and curve. The surface of all water is curved.
I break the perfection and create unique abstract underwater portraits aiming to show that even imperfection can be beautiful.

For portrait deformation I use clear water and its physical parameters with no software manipulation.

Michal Zahornacky is a visual artist working with photography and the human figure. He is currently based in Slovakia.

As a photographer, he tends to promote an artistic approach to each genre he focuses on. He sits his work somewhere near the thin line between reality and fiction. In recent years, he has been inspired by topics such as identity, dynamics, traditions or the body.

His work ensured him exhibitions at galleries in countries and cities like Shanghai, Beijing (China), Paris (France), Bratislava (Slovakia), Krnov (Czech Republic), Belchatow (Poland). He received many awards for his works such as 1st place FAPA, Fine Art Photography Awards winner in category Architecture, for his project CLOSE (2021), 2nd place FAPA Awards winner in category Abstract, for his project CURVES (2019).