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.

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Ghost Memory
Series no. 01/06 - 2026

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.

Breath of the Glacier
Series no. 02/08 - 2025

Breath of the Glacier
Series no. 02/08 - 2025

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.

Glacial Memory
Series no. 03/06 - 2026

Arctic Dream
Series no. 02/06 - 2026

Icelandic Friendship
Series no. 04/06 - 2026

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
Series no. 05/06 - 2026