Lenka Holubec
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Artist’s Statement and Bio
A notion about nature being our home and not just
a background to our activities has guided me for a long time.
Through my work, I am looking for the experience that is revealed
beyond the surface of our daily life. A strong sense of connectedness
with nature has encouraged me to seek an authentic meaning of
the subject matter and space that I am focusing on that could
be otherwise hidden from our grasp. As my work evolves and progresses,
I keep learning from it a great deal as it transforms my way of
seeing and my perception.
A fascination with the rock formations dates many
years back in my life. They strike me as expressions of an enormous
creative force capable of having an immediate, energizing and
uplifting effect upon us. They truly are unique artifacts and
stunning manifestations of nature’s creative powers. An
immense impact of the intricate artistry behind a rare beauty
of the rock formations makes a strong case for us to connect with
nature more closely, to explore it fully as a source of our own
creativity, while respecting it as a condition sine qua non of
our successful survival as a species.
Connecting with Stone is an ongoing project attempting
to capture and communicate the experience inspired by the ancient
rock forms and intricate patterns found on stones, while seeking
a unity and harmony between the surrounding natural environment
and us. The works Lava Metamorphoses, Signs in Stone, Of Stones
and Riddles, Energy Patterns and Blending Patterns are segments
of this cycle.
The recurring theme of this work evolves around
exploration of the rocks that have been created millions, and
in some cases billions, of years ago. When closely observed, they
may take us on a path reaching beyond our daily reality, while
connecting us to nature and a universal existence that we all
are part of.
As our perception merges with the infinitely stimulating
patterns, we may find in the rock the imprints of life and energy
similar to those carried in our mind, body and soul. At first,
we may not recognize how much life energy is put in a nutshell
of the rock, but after a while we may discover a connection between
this energy and us.
Many years of capturing the rock patterns on film
and learning about their inherent aesthetics and energy have influenced
significantly my ways of depicting them. During this process,
I moved from straightforward images of the rocks with their surroundings,
over the close-ups of specific patterns to more conceptual representation.
The works exhibited this season at Circle Arts
Gallery are part of a new series titled Blending Patterns. The
featured images Frescoes 1 - Birdman, Frescoes 2 - Benevolent
Presence, Frescoes 3 - Palette and Frescoes 4 – Emergence
reflect this recent, more conceptual approach. In attempt to reveal
more of the rocks’ essence I am joining together multiple
photographs to create a final image capable of capturing the large
and complex patterns or the same pattern’s progression over
time. In some other cases, I am connecting specific patterns to
communicate a meaning or significance that I feel is inherent
within a particular rock.
Born in the Czech Republic,
Lenka Holubec studied at the Film and Video Department of York
University in Toronto. She worked as an independent filmmaker
developing feature and documentary projects. Since still photography
always held a strong appeal to her as a tool of powerful visual
expression, she later devoted herself to this field.
Photographing the various elements of
nature remains a very intense and revealing experience to Lenka
as it involves a process of achieving a unity and harmony between
the surrounding environment and her. The images then echo an endless
pursuit to capture and preserve the meaning of what she sees and
experiences. Perhaps traces of this meaning can be found embedded
in the details of rocks, the world of reflections, water images,
landscapes or still life.
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