S a m B u r z a k

Meet Me On the Other Side of Paradise is a journey into the unseen realm, where memory, emotion, and the natural world converge. This series of lumen prints becomes a bridge between the tangible and the ethereal, inviting exploration of the liminal spaces we traverse in moments of loss, longing, and the yearning for something beyond the veil. The soft, otherworldly hues are not merely colors but echoes of the divine—fleeting traces of light that capture the delicate impermanence of life and hint at a paradise that awaits us just beyond our sight.

I embrace the delicate dance between control and surrender in creating these works. Each print emerges as a collaboration with time and light, offering glimpses of distant horizons as if seen through the translucent veil of a dream. These images invite viewers to lose themselves in their gentle gradients, where earth and sky dissolve into one—a luminous spectrum of pinks, purples, and golds that murmur of heaven and the promise of an afterlife.

This series is an invitation to pause, breathe deeply, and find moments of stillness in the swirl of everyday life. It beckons us to ponder what lies beyond our immediate senses, to dream of a paradise that transcends the physical world. What if there is a place where all our cherished memories, loved ones, and unspoken wishes gather like stars in the night sky? Meet Me On the Other Side of Paradise invites us to imagine a heavenly afterlife, a sacred haven where the soul finds its eternal home.

This work is both a love letter and a requiem—a call to the parts of us still seeking, yearning, and dreaming. It speaks to our longing for connection and how we turn to nature as a mirror for our most profound stories of loss, hope, and rebirth. Through this series, I hope to create a quiet sanctuary where viewers can reflect, dream, and perhaps find peace in the delicate interplay of light, shadow, and memory—a luminous promise of paradise waiting on the other side.