The name trochilArt was born from the subtle encounter between the hummingbird, or Trochilus in Latin, and the world of art, whether ancient, contemporary, or captured through the lens. Like the hummingbird, artworks and photographs appear fragile at first glance, delicate and precious, yet they reveal an unexpected strength in their singularity and beauty.
The hummingbird, tiny and agile, traverses the world with lightness, suspended by the ceaseless beating of its wings. It embodies precision, elegance, and resilience—qualities we find in every object, painting, or photograph we exhibit. Our photographs of cities, captured during travels or fleeting moments, reveal the magic of ordinary places transformed by light, perspective, and emotion.
trochilArt celebrates this paradoxical harmony: fragility and strength, the ephemeral and the eternal. Each piece, each photograph, each image is a tribute to that light and luminous breath that animates art and the world around us.
Thus, trochilArt is not just a name: it is an invitation to contemplate beauty in all its forms, with the same attention and wonder that a hummingbird in flight offers us.
Tzintzuntzan (Mexico)
Loeiz JANSON, Paris 2025