Saturday, December 20, 2025

Seeing the Ordinary the Wrong Way — Chema Madoz

 By Jonathan Shih




















Chema Madoz is a Spanish photographer who transforms everyday objects into quietly surreal images, almost always rendered in black and white. Working without digital manipulation, he constructs physical scenes that turn the familiar into visual riddles: a cloud confined to a box, pencils reshaped into a ladder, or glass that seems to hold frozen waves. His photographs rely on simplicity, precision, and metaphor rather than spectacle, inviting viewers to pause and rethink what they are seeing. Often linked to the spirit of Surrealism, his work echoes the poetic logic of René Magritte and the conceptual wit of Marcel Duchamp, yet remains distinctly his own—less about shock and more about subtle, enduring wonder.

📸 @chemamadozphotographer [IG]

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