2023-2024
LIGHT: Essence of Photography by David Lynch at Salvador Dalí House Museum curated by Nathaly Charria Jiménez
Presented by Fundaciò Gala Salvador Dalí, David Lynch Foundation, and InCadaqués Photo Festival
Portlligat, Spain

This exhibition looks at light as explored by David Lynch. He sees light as an expression of truth distinct to geographical location and the notion of home. The warm lighting of California in the golden hour inspires Lynch’s surrealist filmscapes and cinematic subject matter. Similarly, the light of Cadaqués is a world-renowned magnet and muse; as experienced in the gardens of Salvador Dalí. Whether driving through Mulholland Drive or observing the Cap de Creus National Park, the light of the region speaks to us and influences our path. Photography transcends language. Energy, time, and matter shift through the frequencies of human emotion, the human experience, and the evolution of surrealists past, present, and future; all at once. We understand the subjective nature of reality, this is why we are aloof to questions surrounding the meaning of our work. We know and seek to communicate inherent knowing.