B2 Atelier is pleased to present Metamorphic Bodies, a trio exhibition bringing together the photographic practices of Louis Rodiger, Monika Maroziene, and Alex Silver.

Across distinct visual languages, each artist approaches the human figure as a site of transformation. The body is not fixed or documentary; it becomes symbolic terrain — shaped by myth, memory, material, and shadow.

Louis Rodiger constructs cinematic tableaux infused with mysticism and altered states of consciousness. Drawing from lucid dreaming and mythological archetypes, his chiaroscuro portraits stage the figure as both sacred and volatile, suspended between beauty and destruction.

Monika Maroziene engages the body through elemental intervention. Her black-and-white photographs, treated with natural pine resin, evoke the Baltic landscape and its emotional austerity. Women appear solitary and self-contained, their forms grounded in texture and silence, suggesting resilience within stillness.

Alex Silver strips the image to sculptural essence. Working in deep contrast, he transforms light and shadow into instruments of intimacy. His figures emerge from darkness as meditations on identity, vulnerability, and interior strength.

Together, these artists expand photography beyond representation. In Metamorphic Bodies, the human form becomes a threshold — between the subconscious and the elemental, the mythic and the personal. The exhibition proposes transformation not as spectacle, but as condition: the body as evolving presence, carrying both fragility and power.

Monika Maroziene

Monika Maroziene is a Lithuanian-born visual artist whose practice explores the intersection of chemistry and photography. Holding a Master’s degree in Chemistry, she brings a distinctive experimental sensibility to her work, incorporating natural pine tree resin onto black-and-white photographic prints. This process not only enriches the images with warmth and tactile depth, but also acts as a preservative layer — conceptually echoing the enduring natural beauty of her homeland near the Amber Coast.

Deeply connected to the landscapes of the Curonian Spit and the Baltic region, Maroziene’s series often portray women as complex, poetic, and quietly powerful figures. Her imagery balances strength with vulnerability, intimacy with distance.

Characterised by emotional depth, subtle irony, and a refined minimalist aesthetic, her work explores themes of solitude, memory, identity, and personal freedom. The resin becomes both material and metaphor — sealing moments in time while allowing light and texture to transform each image into a living surface.

Maroziene’s work has received numerous international accolades, including First Place at the Monochrome Photography Awards and recognition at the Tokyo International Photography Awards.

Through a fusion of science and art, she creates photographic works that feel both intimate and elemental — suspended between fragility and permanence.