Enchanted Journeys of Desire

The series dives into the topics of self-expression and desires with a surrealist twist. It explores the emotional complexity of being - the quiet longings, the search for change, the desire to be seen and for freedom of mind. Through the movement and predominantly in-camera techniques, I create an introspective odyssey, where the settings mirror the internal mindscapes of yearning souls.

 

Created both as collaborations and self-portraits, these intimate journeys inward use escapism to express desires which words often cannot, or certain governments won't allow.  

 

Each photograph becomes a poetic space where my characters - often feminine and mysterious, in motion, and immersed in nature - embody the delicate tension between our mental struggles and desired freedoms.

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Ongoing series

2011-present

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