'LAMENTATIONS'

Performance photography series. November 2024.

"Lamentations" is a poignant exploration of the destruction inflicted upon our natural surroundings, embodying the artist's deep engagement with themes of transience, grief, and vulnerability. Through this powerful work, she articulates an outrage that resonates with the viewer, evoking a profound sense of loss and reflection.

In this piece, Maritz invites us to confront the fragility of our environment and the emotional weight of witnessing its decline. The work serves not only as a lament for what has been lost but also as a passionate call for renewal and life.

'SWAY' Performance | Photography Series

Sway was capture as an intuitive response to the environment, shot on location in Iceland. The artists desperately attempts to immerse herself in a field of swaying grass. The artist deals with themes surrounding loss, grief vulnerability and ephemerality, her performative acts serve as a platform to insert herself in her natural environment in order to feel grounded and part of a bigger whole.

'Circle' Performance | Photograph Series

Circle was capture on location in Iceland as an intuitive response to the environment. The artist deals with themes surrounding loss, grief vulnerability and ephemerality, her performative acts serve as a platform to insert herself in her natural environment as a grounding and integration exercise.