NEW YORK, NYZ.- Artist and photographer Federico Rabinovich unveils Wind Full of Space, a striking new photographic series capturing the haunting stillness of Southampton, New York, during the off season.

Over several winters, Rabinovich found himself alone in the seaside town—bustling in summer, but nearly deserted in winter—accompanied only by his camera. Originally from Buenos Aires, Rabinovich used this solitude for much-needed introspection, finding solace in the rugged, windswept landscape. Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s First Elegy, written at the similarly desolate Duino Castle in 1911–12, Rabinovich borrowed the series’ title to echo the same themes of sorrow, search, and transformation.

Printed on metallic Hahnemühle paper, the photographs shimmer with a daguerreotype-like quality, highlighting the stark beauty of bare white branches, frost-laced grass, and moonlit water. Working primarily at night, Rabinovich captured long exposures that explore the semi-frozen textures of the landscape—leaves trapped in pocked ice, swirling sand patterns resembling milk in coffee.

Absent of people yet full of traces of human presence—a dusted chair, a shadow falling across empty loungers, a distant buoy mistaken for a solitary figure—the images suggest a world paused in deep reflection. A cluster of protected bushes reads like cocoons, awaiting the arrival of spring and the inevitable renewal it brings.

Wind Full of Space offers viewers a meditation on impermanence, solitude, and the quiet resilience of nature and self.

Federico Rabinovich (b. 1990, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a New York–based director, cinematographer, photographer, and visual artist. He began his career in Buenos Aires directing acclaimed fashion films before expanding his practice in New York to include award-winning short narratives and photographic work. His black and white imagery, often created using long exposure techniques, explores the emotional shifts within landscapes, seasons, and human connection.

Rabinovich's work, shaped by extensive travel and life between cultures, reflects a deep interest in transformation, identity, and the passage of time. A graduate of the International Center of Photography, he has exhibited at ICP (Lifelines, 2023) and Shared Spaces (2024). His exhibition Off Season: Wind Full of Space opens at Artifact Gallery in May, 2025.

Elisabeth Biondi is an independent curator and visuals editor known for championing photography in both editorial and exhibition contexts. After 15 years as Visuals Editor at The New Yorker, where she established photography as an essential part of the magazine’s voice, she turned her focus to curating. Her exhibitions often highlight boundary-pushing work and emerging voices in contemporary photography. Before The New Yorker, Biondi served as Director of Photography at Stern and Vanity Fair, and as Picture Editor at GEO.