Ground Floor

Thomas Gallane
Between Light and Shadows: Monochrome Series
BLS028 BW: Ground Floor
Archival pigment print on fine art paper
2024

"Shadows remember what light forgets."

Ground Floor captures the quiet weight of an unnoticed entryway in an old apartment building. Marked only by the soft script of Planta Baja, the scene speaks of stillness and time. The walls, aged and worn, are etched with scratches and imperfections, while faint light filters through, casting subtle reflections across the floor. Shadows linger in every corner, undisturbed and heavy with presence.

This photograph was created through a deliberate process that embraced imperfection. Natural light was allowed to shape the space, folding darkness naturally into the frame. The surface textures, scratches, soft gradients and marks mirror the decay of forgotten places, evoking the tactile feel of weathered stone and faded paint.

Ground Floor explores the unnoticed spaces we pass through, where presence and absence quietly coexist. The image becomes a reflection on the memory of spaces once filled with movement, now still and watching. Every mark within the frame feels intentional, holding the weight of time and memory between the layers of shadow and light.