NEW METAMORPHOSIS
GABRIELA PANTU
I was born at the crossroads of East and West, in Romania, in an environment with strict education, being encouraged to study the exact sciences, which I found satisfaction in.
In the first part of my professional activity I was an educator, teaching physics to high school kids, after which I studied law, becoming a lawyer.
As both professions are governed by formality and rigor, at some point I felt the need for a proper space to express emotions and ideas in an artistic way., to learn something new, to challenge myself, and photography always attracted me.
Seven years ago I started my journey in photography and last year I started exploring digital creation.
Expressing myself through photography and digital art would not only bring a new found balance in my life but also challenge me towards deeper self-knowledge and learning.
My images reflect my journey, the fragile balance between the blinding light and the abyssal dark, and I aspire to create a balance between them, thus expressing what is essential in my journey.
Metamorphosis is a collection through which I express multiple layers of my emotional journey within interconnected images.
Every triptych is composed of a photo taken by me, which is the first image of the triptych, and two digital art images, using the photo as reference.
Through the images of this collection I explore this puzzle that is my being, considering the fact that 'The truth is not always a blinding light. Sometimes it is a deep blinding darkness that illuminates and burns as surely.', as expressed wonderfully in the words of Albert Einstein.