Jaume Llorens
Text: Jaume Llorens
Photography: Jaume Llorens
About the Artist:
Born in Porqueres (Catalonia) in 1966. Fond of photography since he was a teenager. In 2014 he took part in his first collective exhibition. The most remarkable ones have been the LensCulture group exhibition at Photo London 2023, a solo exhibition in 2022 at the Fundació Valvi in Girona, a solo exhibition at the Festival Mirades in Torroella de Montgrí in 2021 and a collective one at the Valid Foto Gallery in Barcelona (OFNI Project, 2019). Among his awards, the Top Pick at the LensCulture Critics' Choice 2023, the 3rd place winner (singles) at the LensCulture Black & White Awards 2022, the selection of his portfolio 'Deep Inside' at the Barcelona International Photography Awards, BIPA, 2019 and the 3rd prize of the VI National Photography Competition Canson Infinity (Spain).
About the Project: Gaia
This series takes its name from a hypothesis by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis that 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. The series consists of diptychs created by juxtaposing two photographs of natural elements found in my local environment. These elements generate a third image that combines the two photographs into a harmonious whole, which differs from the simple sum of its parts as described by Ralph Gibson in his concept of the “Overtone.” New and balanced realities can be created from this simple juxtaposition. Gaia aims to reflect on the need to re-establish our connection with nature that has been neglected for too long, and to feel like a responsible part of this marvelous system once again to ensure the survival of our planet.
