Kostas Maros
Myths of Everyday Life

Exhibition:
August 31 to December 20, 2025

Opening:
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 18.30h
Introduction by Catrina Sonderegger, free curator

Artist Talk:
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 15h

Finissage:
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 13-17h

Opening hours:
Wednesday to Friday 17-19h
Saturday 13-17h
or by appointment


Myths of Everyday Life
Between urban landscapes veiled in nighttime stillness and deep warm greens surrounded by diffuse light, an unspoken secret seems to be hanging in the air. In these photographs by Kostas Maros, clues can be found, without our knowing what we are looking for: a white chair is almost hidden under low-hanging leaves, with whoever once sat there completely absent — only the traces of an action refer to a "before". In another image, a wire-mesh fence runs through the rampant green of a tropical forest; the purpose of its presence is called into question beside the sublime power of a tree trunk reaching high into the air. The testimony of a photograph cannot illuminate the poetic dialogue taking place between the streetlight above a streetsign and the soft shining of a table lamp on a windowsill. It seems as if nobody can speak here, with no faces or gestures visible as reactions to help understand what is happening. But even without knowing the potential narrative of each picture, we still participate in moods whose communication beyond the edges of the images is both vague and defined. 
There is something cinematic about Kostas Maros's photographs, even though they are all separate moments that have been given permanence. While the establishing shot that first introduces a film's specific setting offers the viewer a location within a specific sphere of action, these photographs draw the viewer into a pictorial world of undefined feelings.

Kostas Maros (*1980) studied law at the University of Basel and worked in the legal profession for several years before turning to photography as a self-taught artist in 2013. Since then, he has been working in Switzerland and abroad for editorial, corporate, and advertising clients; he also pursues freelance reportage and art projects. Kostas Maros is represented by the agency 13photo for his commissioned work and by Galerie 94 and Galerie Wertheimer for his artistic work. His work has been recognized with awards including the Prix de la Photographie Paris, the VFG Young Talent Award, the Swiss Press Award, and the Swiss Photo Award. In 2018, Christoph Merian Verlag published his book “Hidden - Verborgene Orte in der Schweiz” (Hidden - Hidden Places in Switzerland), which was awarded the German Photo Book Prize. In autumn 2022, the same publisher released his new book “Cabaret Bizarre,” featuring photographs from a long-term project. In 2024, he won the IPFO Swiss Photo Award for his series “Human Nature.” This year, he received the Swiss Press Award in the “Portrait” category for a photograph of Noémi Speiser.