TITLE: Hymns to the night

The hymns to the night are a set of photographs whose theme is the night, love beyond death, the return to oneself to that eternal abstract entity that man wants to obtain, and that is only possible through the night . Each photograph in this series aspires to create a space in which to feel safe from the evolution of time. The nocturnal retraction takes us from the unfathomable immensity of the world to the most intimate depths of our being. In this world, where there is a constant mythological collapse, the imaginary construction is decisive to guarantee the capacity of artistic communication that legitimizes us as human beings. In short, we sing to give ourselves courage in the dark, participating in the timeless nocturnal dimension, allowing the annulment of time by stopping in the present and the eternal fullness of joy.

AUTHOR: Lucas Garcete (Spain)

Lucas Garcete (b. 2000) is a Spanish visual artist born in Paraguay whose practice centers on black-and-white conceptual photography. Working with silhouette, contralight, and digital manipulation, he constructs nocturnal and symbolic scenes where the human figure is stripped of identity and transformed into a universal presence.

His imagery is shaped by desolate architectures, lunar light, and stark landscapes that oscillate between the everyday and the oneiric. Drawing from romantic, gothic, and surrealist traditions, his work approaches monochrome photography as a symbolic language rather than a descriptive medium, allowing images to remain open and unresolved.

Garcete’s work has received international recognition, including the MonoVisions Photography Awards – Black & White Series of the Year for Hymns to the Night, a series inspired by the writings of Novalis.