L'Atelier/ Yvonamor Palix

Photographs in Cyanotype by Pilar Uribe

Blue Summer is a collection of cyanotype images that reflects Pilar Uribe’s emotional and artistic journey through nature—a season captured in blues, where fleeting moments become lasting impressions. In this series, Pilar uses the historic cyanotype process to deepen the emotional resonance of her photography, transforming everyday glimpses of flowers and woods into timeless, ethereal compositions.

In a world flooded with digital snapshots, Pilar approaches photography as a contemplative act. Each image begins with a feeling—a moment of stillness, awe, or curiosity—that urges her to press pause and truly see. Cyanotype’s deep indigo tones echo the introspective nature of these encounters, inviting viewers to feel what she felt: the hush of summer light, the intimacy of a bloom, the quiet breath of a wooded path.

Rather than documenting nature, "Blue Summer" captures emotional presence—those internal shifts that occur when we connect with something larger than ourselves. The blue of cyanotype becomes more than a color; it becomes a mood, a memory, a moment suspended in time.

Pilar’s artistic perspective is also shaped by her late great-uncle, Ramírez Villamizar, whose emphasis on clarity and structure influenced her belief in art as a vehicle for reflection rather than reaction. In a world often filled with noise and disruption, "Blue Summer" offers a space of calm, order, and emotional truth.

This series stands apart in Pilar’s larger body of work—which spans encaustic monotypes, oil drawings, and tufting—by staying rooted in the singular medium of cyanotype. The deliberate constraints of the process amplify its emotional power, allowing light, shadow, and shape to emerge with striking simplicity and quiet strength.

"Blue Summer" is an invitation to slow down, to feel deeply, and to rediscover the emotional clarity that lives within the natural world.