Gaia | This series, still in progress, takes its name from the hypothesis by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, which describes Earth as a single superorganism in which living and non-living elements interact to establish a self-regulating equilibrium that ensures the survival of the whole.

I have juxtaposed photographs of our natural environment and explored the links, echoes, and resonances between them. Each image brings something to its pair that modifies the overall interpretation. It is as if a new reality were generated, different from the simple sum of its parts.

This effect ties in with Ralph Gibson’s theory of ‘visual overtones’, according to which, by putting two images together, an effect similar to that of music can be produced when two or more tones combine to generate a different, richer, and more complex third.

This interplay reminds us of the subtle connections between all natural elements, and of the delicate equilibrium that holds them together. A precious mechanism of which we, as a species, are also part.

Jaume Llorens was born in Porqueres, near Girona, Catalonia, in 1966. He studied Psychology, though he does not practice professionally in this field.

He has been fond of photography since his teenage years.

In 2014, he took part in his first collective exhibition. Since then, the most notable exhibitions he has participated in include solo shows at Espacio Mados in Madrid (2025), the Fundació Valvi in Girona (2022), and the Festival Mirades in Torroella de Montgrí (2021).

His most significant group shows include “The Alternative Landscape” at IN-DEPENDANCE by IBASHO in Antwerp (2025), the LensCulture exhibitions at Caelum Gallery (New York) in 2024 and Photo London 2023, a Photolucida collective exhibition at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (Denver) in 2024, and the OFNI Project at the Valid Foto Gallery in Barcelona in 2019.

Among his awards, he received the Top Pick (2023) and Critics’ Pick (2025) at LensCulture Critics’ Choice, the Top 50 at Photolucida Critical Mass 2023, the 3rd place (singles) at the LensCulture Black & White Awards 2022, his portfolio “Deep Inside” being selected at the Barcelona International Photography Awards (BIPA) in 2019, and the 3rd prize in the VI National Photography Competition Canson Infinity (Spain).

All Images © Jaume Llorens