In her second solo show in Miami, titled “Universal Melancholy”, the Swiss photographer Liliane Eberle presents her most recent work. In this new exhibition, she has focused on the visual documentation on her trips to: Tunisia, Morocco, Bali, Cuba and Cameroon.
Hidden beyond the lens of her camera, Liliane stands witness to the political and social issues that affect the daily life of the residents of those countries. Through Eberle’s photo series one discovers that a universal melancholy unites each of these countries in one common state of circumstance.
Day to day experience puts man in situations, which at times are difficult to interpret, thus making it a challenge to capture the complexity of developing life. Spontaneity, rhythm, movement, unconditionalness, nature, sensuality, and the present, are the conditions set to launch this show. The perception of external objects is easy at first glance, but the essence of a movement that emanates from the inside out is requires a certain degree of concentration. In other words, virtues are created with practice, and in turn are nourished when immediate material conditions do not affect the characteristics of the being. This work has a clear role in which it distances itself from the superficiality and the whirlwind, and enters the inner world, taking us to the threshold where we begin to be able to discover, and make good use of substantial wealth. Without external intervention of miseries, weaknesses, and the coordinates of time and space, a sample of spiritual value is never passive. This raises the heart and mind to a levelthat allows us to be lead towards an inner journey, freeing us from a distracted life, plunging us into a world of meaning from which it is easier to read the essence and content, deactivating immediate reality, evoking only the resonance of the soul.
In her own words, Liliane Eberle describes her experience working on this project:
Photography is considered anotherdimension of language. It is at once a passion - a creative process that allows a more active perception of the world, accentuating empathy. It is a form of communication, where a glance can say far more, in a deeper, more profound and immediate way than would be possible with mere words.
The poetic content of a picture is of greater importance to me than documentary statements. Authenticity and the transitions between candid photos and arranged photos are sometimes fluent. The photographic view of the world is always subjective and requires getting involved with a situation in order to capture it intuitively.
The idea of making people¹s emotions and longings the focus of my photographic oeuvre and seeking to depict what can hardly be expressed in images fascinates me. Feelings exist beyond the realm of the representational but they leave traces; traces that I can follow through the lens.
