Paul Cupido: Éphémerè

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2019
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Wherever his worldwide photographic explorations take him, Paul Cupido brings to bear his childhood experience of growing up on an island on his images and the way he prefers to talk about them. The heartbeat of life on the island is constituted by the rhythm of the seasons, the moon, and the movement of the tides. The beauty of such strong environmental bonds, paired with a sense of the fragility of life, gave shape to Paul’s later engagement with photography and imagemaking. 
 
Cupido stresses the fleetingness of existence in the process of genesis, metamorphosis and disappearance. As well as focuses on the symbolic correspondences between earth and body. So, the ephemeral is also expressed through the moonlit landscapes and the dusk, that transitional zone in between the harsh light of day and the depths of the night. Coincidentally, «ephemerae» refers to temporary printed matter. Cupido’s well-crafted prints, however, promise anything but short-livedness. However, they invite us to meditate on the fragility of life. As well as, the interconnectedness of humans and non-humans, and the silence that is at the heart of every word and image.
Taco Hidde Bakker
 
Texts by Taco Hidde Bakker & Nadja Freeman. Design Andreas Cavegn. 
©Photographs Paul Cupdio
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