Praesentia Aeterna Tetralogy

• Photographer
  Pavol Kajan
• Agency / Studio
  Pavol Kajan
• Technical Info
  Canon 5D Mk IV ISO 100, 50 mm, f/16, 16.0 sec (long exposure,bulp mode)
• Photo Date
  15.11.-16.11. 2023
• Website
  https://pavolkajan.com/

My artworks are about archetypal reflections of the many faces of humanity and the psyche. It is the application of diffuse and specural reflection of light through which I express myself as an artist. I work solely on my own. I use real people as my models and my images are created optically (in camera) in a studio space that I design and illuminate myself. Limited edition of 7.Fine Art inkjet pigment print on Hahnemühle Canvas Artist 340 gsm.Produced using pigmented UltraChrome Pro 12 inks from Epson. Surface of canvas is coated with Hahnemühle glossy UV varnish. Sizes of artworks 90x72cm

• Biography
  Pavol Kajan (b.1976, Slovakia) is a pioneer in Contemporary Fine Art Portrait Photography, recognized for his unique approach in the category of staged photography. Pavol currently resides in his native region Orava,in Slovakia and is working on his lifelong project about archetypal reflections of many faces of humanity and the psyche.
• Awards
  2022 International Photography Awards IPA 2022 Honorable Mention, Title: Sunrise, Categories: Nature Sunrise 2019 International Photography Awards IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Prohet Categories: Fine Art, Portrait 2019 IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Beggar, Categories: Fine Art, Portrait 2019 IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Sorrow, Categories: Fine Art, Portrait 2019 IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Venus Anadyomene, Categories: Fine Art, Nudes 2019 IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Sunflowers, Categories: Fine Art, Still Life 2019 IPA 2019 Honorable Mention, Title: Humanity and Psyche, Categories: Fine Art, Portrait 2019 shortlisted artist Royal Arts Prize 2019, Londýn (UK) 2017 Prix de la Photographie Paris Px3, Honorable Mention, Title: Tilly, Categories: Advertising/Beauty 2016 Prix de la Photographie Paris Px3, Honorable Mention, Title: Portrait of Donald, Categories: Fine Art, Portraiture