Robert Mann Gallery presents Spirit and Shadow, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Elijah Gowin.
Spirit and Shadow invites viewers into a meditative space where the most transient glimmers become eternal, and the natural world reveals its quiet, radiant soul. Fireflies flash along the bank of a river’s bend. They create new constellations of possibilities, encouraging us to wish upon stars. Snowflakes, too, drift like spirits from the sky, each unique and dissolving, their crystalline forms vanishing upon contact with the ground. Tiny orbs of light, whether firefly or snow, journey through the night. Their trails cross like strands of memory and breath. In a summery and wintery mix,
The artist’s images illuminate the ephemeral beauty of light emerging from darkness, capturing the quiet mysteries of transformation and transcendence of some of nature’s tiniest wonder’s. Traveling to photograph fireflies in Virginia, Malaysia and Thailand, Gowin photographs the visual beauty of these majestic insects. Juxtaposing these twinkling creatures at nightfall are snow flakes flurrying after the sun has set on the rural land. Their white and bluish tones echo the glow of lightning bugs, creating a visual symphony of movement, rhythm, and reflection.
Elijah Gowin : Spirit and Shadow
Through January 31, 2026
Robert Mann Gallery
508 W 26th St. Suite 9F
New York, NY 10001
www.robertmann.com
