Maxim Kozlov
Silence, Structure, and Time
The contemporary world moves at a pace that often conceals its own meaning. Speed and the constant flow of information draw attention toward what is temporary, immediate, and short-lived. Over time, I began to feel that what truly matters exists in another dimension. Not in acceleration, but in duration. There are forms and structures shaped over centuries and, at times, over millennia. Their presence extends beyond the present moment. They are connected not by function or event, but by time itself, forming relationships that unfold slowly and persist.
Photography allows me to approach this dimension without defining it completely. I remain in a state of searching, trying to understand how deeply this continuity can be perceived and how close one can come to its essence. Through long exposure, extended duration, and at times antique optics, I allow time to pass through the image, softening what is incidental and revealing what has endured. This path appears to me as a connection between the temporary and the permanent. Not as a conclusion, but as a chosen direction. It suggests a movement toward essence that is slow, attentive, and restrained.
For now, I remain an observer. I do not intervene in this process, but stay with it, sometimes for hours, allowing forms, distances, and relationships to reveal themselves.
The road ahead is still long, and to understand it fully requires time.
Whether this direction is the right one will be shown by time itself.
