“ETHEREAL” Salomon Art Gallery | Photography Exhibition, Oct 2025
Curatorial Statement
Four photographers come together in Ethereal with a shared passion for black and white photography, artistic nudity, and the sculptural beauty of the human form. In their hands, the body becomes a language—an aesthetic statement shaped by light, shadow, and the silent eloquence of presence. Each artist brings decades of professional practice, their superb technical skill and sensitivity honed over many years in the field. Their mastery allows them to move beyond representation, constructing images that are both precise and poetic, immediate yet timeless. The group—two female and two male photographers—embodies a dialogue of dualities: masculine and feminine, strength and vulnerability, shadow and illumination. Within the context of contemporary art, their work reveals the body as both vessel and vision, echoing the long tradition of the female nude in painting, literature, and sculpture, while renewing its power in the present moment.
The exhibition is presented at Salomon Art Gallery, under the stewardship of Rodrigo and Gigi Salomon. For over forty years, the gallery has been a landmark of the Tribeca art scene—hosting generations of artists and presenting a vital cross-section of New York and the international contemporary art world. Ethereal seeks to affirm the freedom essential to art making: the liberty to express emotion, aesthetics, and a vision of the world without restraint. In the enduring medium of black and white—discovered over 150 years ago, yet never diminished—the photographs find an elegant, delicate, and enigmatic form. Strong in their clarity yet subtle in their poetry, they embody the timeless tension between vulnerability and strength, silence and revelation.
Fernando Espinosa, From fashion models to drag queens, from the harsh landscapes and wildlife of the Galápagos to the architecture of New York City, Fernando Espinosa Chauvin’s work is characterized by his unique artistic sensitivity to the world around him. He explores this through exceptional and innovative use of lighting techniques, capturing photographs that are complex, sophisticated, and refined. Born in Ecuador, Espinosa has taught illumination techniques at photography workshops hosted by the International Centre of Photography in New York
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SALOMON ARTS GALLERY
83 Leonard Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10013
