I am not there, 2021

During the lockdown, being confined to the same space for a prolonged period drastically altered my relationship with my surroundings. The boundaries between my body and the space began to blur, as though each corner of the house were slowly absorbing me—and I offered no resistance.

This work marks the beginning of my exploration into self-representation and the dialogue between body and space. I remain motionless, unable to flee, absent from the present, afraid of disappearing and being forgotten, yet doing nothing to prevent it. Slowly, I merge with the furniture and the dirty corners of this house. I have been here so long that I have become part of it. I am still here, but part of me vanished some time ago. I am still here, but I am no longer myself.