J A H R F I S H
Adamo Macri is a Montreal-based contemporary artist who works in the fields of sculpture, photography, painting, video and drawing. In his work, distinct themes such as identity, contamination, and the staging of nature are explored. Documenting sculpture based on perceiving it as an occurrence rather than a static presence. This concept encompasses not only the objects created, but also his own physical being. The final product depicts an important aspect of his work, the resonating image, as if it were an event that had a significant impact and remained as a vivid image in the mind's eye. Macri has presented works in numerous art institutions worldwide.
Macri’s ongoing Jahrfish project is a visual and conceptual exploration of contamination, mutation, and spiritual residue through the recurring motif of a fish. Across images, the fish appears as specimen, icon, and victim, moving between clinical diagram and mythic apparition. Macri uses atmospheres of toxicity—reddish mists, spills, corrosive veils—to suggest how polluted environments infiltrate bodies, histories, and belief systems. The project treats each fish not as an individual animal but as a vessel for ecological crisis and psychological unease, turning environmental collapse into a charged, ritual-like image that questions our role as both witnesses to and participants in this slow catastrophe.
Jahrfish © Adamo Macri
