Intervals of Silence
“Among Horses, Wind, and Silence”
Curated Collection 2026
by Michael Jurek
Intervals of Silence
“Among Horses, Wind, and Silence”
The photographs in this series were created in Iceland during moments where almost nothing happened outwardly. A lowered head, drifting mane, half-closed eye, two horses leaning gently toward one another.
Yet emotionally, those moments carried enormous weight. They revealed a quiet form of connection that felt both fragile and timeless.
Ghost Memory
This body of work ultimately became a reflection on emotional presence, trust, and the healing rhythm of nature. Spending long hours among the horses changed the way I experienced silence. It no longer felt like absence. It felt like belonging.
Northern Mane
Fading White
For days, I returned to the same landscape in Iceland, carrying cameras through snow and wind, waiting in temperatures that slowly erased all sense of time.
The cold was relentless. Fingers became numb within minutes, breath froze on scarves and lenses, and every movement had to slow down. But after hours in that stillness, something changed. The silence stopped feeling empty. It became alive.
Northern Silence
Arctic Dream
Icelandic Friendship
The open snowy landscape stretches toward the horizon while distant figures move quietly through space.
Scale and silence combine to create a feeling of isolation, freedom, and timelessness.
Silent Crossing
