“Through the brushstrokes and the way I organize the elements in my photographs, I seek to understand how we remember things, how we perceive the passage of time, and how we relate to our own existence. My creative process is influenced by the idea that memory is not an exact reproduction of what was lived, but rather a subjective interpretation of experiences.
My artistic practice opens a doorway for reflection on how we remember, how we connect with our past, and how we experience the fluidity of time: how it advances, stagnates, or dissolves. Although time and memory may blur and distort reality, there is always something deeply human and universal in the way we experience and make sense of the world around us.
The use of black in my work represents the unknown and the inner world, while the white brushstrokes emerge as moments of light amid uncertainty. In my photography, this idea is further reinforced by highlighting the fragility of time, capturing the essence of a fleeting instant: a fragment suspended in the constant evolution of reality, where the absence of color emphasizes texture, contrast, and light as narrative elements.”
Felipe Schiffrin is an artist born in Chile in 1969. He studied Audiovisual Communication - Film at the University of Arts, Sciences and Communications (UNIACC). He has taken courses in contemporary art and artistic photography. In 1999, he moved to Mexico and was represented by the Central Agency of Fashion Photographers, directed by Nicole Roxin. He photographed for record labels, fashion magazines, and numerous advertising agencies. As a cinematographer, he filmed commercials in multiple countries, as well as teasers for feature films. Over time, he felt a growing need to create deeply personal works. In 2016, he returned to Chile to focus on his artistic practice, first in photography and later in painting. It has been published in specialized magazines in France, England, the United States and Chile. His work is part of the collection of the Arte Al Limite Museum. Lives and works in Santiago, Chile.
