Frontiers of Stillness
The Arctic and the Great Lakes seem worlds apart—one a barren wilderness on the edge of the Earth, the other a vast inland sea shaped by time and ice. Yet, in moments of silence, they reveal the same story: a world where emptiness speaks louder than presence.
The Svalbard landscapes capture a frozen threshold, where mountains dissolve into mist, and light drifts over snow like memory on stone. Each ridge and valley vanishes into a soft haze, challenging the notion of permanence. There is no true horizon here—only the illusion of one.
Then, on the shores of Lake Erie, the driftwood emerges from the ice like an artifact of another age. Weathered, twisted, but unbroken, it is a reminder that the Arctic is not just a place, but a condition—one that reaches far beyond the poles, reshaping land and time in its own rhythm.
In these images, there is no spectacle, no grandeur—only the quiet weight of existence. Whether in the Arctic or along the Great Lakes, the landscapes remind us that emptiness is not absence; it is a space for transformation.
