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Honorable Mention BIFA 2026 Book / Fine Art

VITA

  • Photographer
    Hagen Michael
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Book / Fine Art

“Vita” is a photographic exploration of the liminal spaces between perception, memory, and essence. The core of the cycle lies in its diptych structure: the color versions function as lyrical impressions, while their black-and-white counterparts deconstruct this “beauty,” reducing life to its energetic primal form. This conceptual duality is physically manifested in a large-format DIN A3 art book. The work features a printed linen cover and is printed on Inapa Galaxi Art Samt paper.

In my work, I explore what I describe as the “Echoes of the Seen”—the emotional and intuitive resonance that visual impressions leave within us. Using simple tools such as a smartphone and accessible editing software, I transform photographs into intuitive visual interpretations of perception, memory, and inner states. Through layering, fragmentation, and manipulation, I investigate both the materiality of the photograph and the subtle shifts of attention it can evoke. A central part of my current practice is translating these visual explorations into tactile artist books.

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