Emptiness belongs to a series of landscapes devoid of human presence, photographed along the Baltic coast in the Kaliningrad region. The image presents a nearly immaterial seascape, where a pale horizon, soft mist and gently rippling water merge into a field of muted violet and pink light. Only a small cluster of dark stones appears near the lower edge of the frame, introducing a minimal point of material presence within an otherwise open expanse.
The title refers not simply to absence, but to a condition in which the landscape approaches suspension. Emptiness here is understood as a spatial and perceptual state, where the usual distinctions between sea, sky and distance begin to dissolve. Through a posthuman perspective, the work displaces the human figure from the centre of the image and allows the environment to exist as an autonomous field, indifferent to human attention. The stones remain as quiet markers within this vast atmosphere, yet they do not interrupt the overall sense of stillness.
Created using analogue photography, the image retains the softness and tonal delicacy characteristic of the medium. The long exposure smooths the surface of the water and reduces detail, allowing colour and light to carry the composition. As a result, the observed landscape becomes suspended between documentation and abstraction, evoking a world that seems to withdraw even as it appears.
