Artist statement of Igor Soyka
It is assumed that any candid photography is an attempt to hold a single moment of the billions flying by.
It is the photographer who decides which moments should be captured, trying to save them in human memory and history forever, will they contain disasters and suffering or happiness and merriment, social problems or national achievements, scenes of bloody war or serenity and tranquility of a small town lost on the world map.
In my photos you will see attempts to hold the moments of beauty and harmony that are always slipping away from us as our lives are full of vanity and problems. The hidden moments of beauty surround us everywhere – in landscapes that spread across our boundless planet, in portraits of people belonging to different cultures and races who live among us, in the scenes of city streets that we pass in our everyday life, in the well known landmarks we love seen with an artist’s fresh eye.
I think each of the two completely different worlds brings its own special beauty. The parallel world of black-and-white captivates by its simplicity and depth, its laconism and acuteness, its abstract and allegoric nature. The world full of colors, on the contrary, amazes us with its palettes again and again, fills our lives with strong emotions and unforgettable experiences and sometimes with light melancholy and serene sadness.
The ultimate aim of my art is to create unforgettable prints for you. Maybe some photos will amaze you with outburst of nature’s bright fantasies whereas others will make you think about temporality of existence and transience of life. Some will come to your home full of comfort and warmth or to your study overfilled with business and grand plans and will draw you away and help you to relax and relive the stress. Some are likely to remain a bright flash in your memory and will always subconsciously inspire and inspire you. Other will make you smile or give a touched sigh. And the ones to become your favorite will warm your souls and make your hearts kinder with an invisible ray of warmth and light.
And probably that may be considered the ultimate mission of a photographer to introduce all those feelings into other people’s lives, considered a stimulus to continue creating in attempts to hold a single moment in the endless and unpredictable flow of life that is beyond anyone’s control!
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