Series of photographs 

Year 2022

Multiple formats

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The Combustion series is a visual tribute to the destructive power of fire and its ability to captivate with its beauty. In each image, the flames and embers narrate a dialogue between what is consumed and what remains, between destruction and the creation of a new state of being. The bright side of the coin is these images themselves—what is devastated is not shown, only the fire.

Gaston Bachelard, in his reflections on the elements, saw fire not only as a natural force but as a symbol of transformation and rebirth. Here, fire is presented in its rawest form: a destroyer that, in its burning, reveals textures, shapes, and colors that turn the ephemeral into the eternal through art.

From the perspective of Hans-Georg Gadamer and his theory of truth in art, these photographs do not merely depict fire—they interpret it. They take us beyond the image, prompting us to question our relationship with this primordial force. Fire speaks of change, of loss, and of a beauty that emerges from destruction.

Combustion allows fire to fulfil its function: it creates embers from consuming wood, it produces flames that dance and destroy, it generates sounds and scents simultaneously becoming a reminder of the dual nature of fire: strength and fragility, beauty and devastation.

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