The Artifact Gallery in New York presents Wind Full of Space, an exhibition by Federico Rabinovich and curated by by Elisabeth Biondi.
Over several winters, Rabinovich found himself alone in the seaside town—bustling in summer, but nearly deserted in winter—accompanied only by his camera. Originally from Buenos Aires, Rabinovich used this solitude for much-needed introspection, finding solace in the rugged, windswept landscape. Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s First Elegy, written at the similarly desolate Duino Castle in 1911–12, Rabinovich borrowed the series’ title to echo the same themes of sorrow, search, and transformation.
Printed on metallic Hahnemühle paper, the photographs shimmer with a daguerreotype-like quality, highlighting the stark beauty of bare white branches, frost-laced grass, and moonlit water. Working primarily at night, Rabinovich captured long exposures that explore the semi-frozen textures of the landscape—leaves trapped in pocked ice, swirling sand patterns resembling milk in coffee.
Absent of people yet full of traces of human presence—a dusted chair, a shadow falling across empty loungers, a distant buoy mistaken for a solitary figure—the images suggest a world paused in deep reflection. A cluster of protected bushes reads like cocoons, awaiting the arrival of spring and the inevitable renewal it brings.
Federico Rabinovich : Wind Full of Space
Artifact Gallery
155 Suffolk St, New York
Opening: Friday, May 30th, 6PM – 10PM
www.artifactnyc.net
