Water and light is a project composed of instant photographs. The momentary aspect of instant photography corresponds, in my opinion, with the fragility of the season transition, the beauty of snow, and the delicacy of light.

The project was born out of the need for a better continuity of weather conditions. In recent years, 
sudden changes in temperature, with very strong amplitudes, have been increasing all around the world. This tendency is getting only more important and dangerous, having disastrous effects on the planet, strongly disrupting the rhythm of life and agriculture due to frequent droughts. 



In my project, I try to reconstruct the gradual and peaceful aspect of nature through the representation of the landscape throughout a year. I am particularly inspired by the moment when the snow becomes water under the slowly upcoming heat of the sun. One can feel a humid, fleeting but intense smell of nature waking up, and this atmosphere is what I’m trying to capture.


The photographs have been taken in Poland, in the corners of Warsaw, and around Szczucin, a small town surrounded by fields and gardens, where my maternal family comes from. By photographing places where I come from, I was trying to get closer to the image of stability and continuity in which I grew up. I believe that the cyclical experience of the season is in line with the human need for stability and security, and is necessary to maintain a natural balance.

© 2023 Marta Skoczeń