Lux Mortem

Fluctus Temporis

Throughout art history, still life has repeatedly explored the fine line between life and death, between beauty and transience. »Lux Mortem« refers to this constant interplay between blossoming and decay that pervades existence itself. The decaying leaves and the last colours of the flowers reveal a profound, almost philosophical interplay: the apparent end as part of the incessant flow of time.

The play of colour and light in these photographs is reminiscent of Baroque vanitas still lifes, which invite the viewer to reflect on the inevitable. But here, in this modern interpretation, decay appears not as a mere warning, but as an image of transformation. The intense, almost garish colours of the wilted flowers contrast with the delicate pearls, which appear like scattered fragments of past beauty. They are silent witnesses to a time that marches inexorably forward, relentless and heedless of the life it carries away in its waves.

The darkness that envelops the scene is not simply nothingness, but an impenetrable depth pierced only by an indeterminate light. The light in these photographs has neither source nor destination – a mystère éclairé that seems to elude the eye.

This indeterminate illumination is reminiscent of the atmospheric play of Baroque painting, in which light appeared not only as a physical phenomenon, but also as a carrier of spiritual and metaphysical meaning.

»Fluctus Temporis« – the flow of time – becomes a symbol in these images for the continuous becoming and passing away, for the intertwining of life and death, for the eternal striving, here in the silence of decay.

In these images by Weingart, a fleeting moment reflects its infinity as an integral part of our existence.