ABOUT

Jani Lapidus. Self-taught photographer, born in Jerusalem, resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

In my photographs I try to capture minor moments of intimacy. understanding that the days left for love are slipping away, urges me to document the delicate and fragile beauty of the passing moment.

 

Most of my photographs are taken where I feel most comfortable: at home. All that happens in every room and every corner of my house fascinates me. Far away from the environment in which I was raised, I find myself defining the boundaries of what home means to me time and time again. The outdoors projects over the indoors, it is present, though mostly as a source of light or a background. As a mother, the meaningful activity is always within, at home. The moving from Israel and the distance from Jerusalem, sharpens the sense that the home is the center of the world. As such, we are never far away.

 

Over time, I have also come to recognize my search for the meeting of the internal and external. Home is indeed a world complete, but only when it is touched by the outside world. On occasion, for the blink of an eye, it is revealed to us, and when it illuminates the mundane – something happens.

 

When the street's reflection colors the intimate, when a sliver of light splinters in the corner of the room. When the sublime shines upon the harsh routine of objects, on children's faces and in their eyes, it momentarily reveals a secret within them. Perhaps it is this moment I am trying to capture.