Inspired by the series «Normal People, ” this project explores emotional intimacy, unspoken feelings, and the unspoken aspects of human relationships. Through object metaphors, traces of absence, and the corporeality within the scanned images, it unveils the fragility of emotional connection—a connection accompanied by the fear of vulnerability, mismatched expectations, and the inability to express feelings, which gradually leads to disappointment and emotional pain.
Still Life
Still Life Assignment
One of the project assignments was creating a still life through which I investigated the theme of ambiguity.
The still life becomes a visualization of a strained dialogue and what remains unspoken within it. The key, presented only as a printout, symbolizes the attempt to connect with another person—to understand their feelings and thoughts. Its absence underscores the impossibility of achieving a definitive answer. The stone becomes a «stumbling block"—an obstacle that arises between people and hinders mutual understanding.
Series
The final series explores the dynamics of human relationships, structuring itself as a gradual transition—moving from lofty expectations and the idealization of intimacy through vulnerability and internal conflict toward disillusionment and the shattering of illusions. Using a handheld scanner, I capture fragments of bodies, objects, and their interactions, creating a tactile and intimate narrative of emotional experience. The scanning process also references the concept of the body as an archive of lived experience, one that preserves the traces of feelings and memories.
