Underwater, our heart beats more slowly. Blood drains from the limbs and moves toward more vital areas deep within our body. The lungs contract, the senses become dulled, and the synapses slow down. At a depth of eighteen meters, the brain enters a state close to meditation. Diving, I experience the asceticism of crossing the air boundary of my body. It is a immersion into a space where the landscape becomes entirely abstract and it is difficult to discern familiar shapes. Language as a form of communication disappears, there are no tastes or smells of food, earth, or grass. The sun loses even its most supernatural powers. As I descend slowly, between darkness and light, I imagine my transformation. Experiencing this space, I recall how this loss has shaped our lives. Not only do I become aware, but I can also feel that I am composed of uncertain, fragile shapes. It is an intense formative experience that defines my place in the world. I emerge to the surface and all I have is the next breath, the next moment. I can be myself and alone for myself. I breathe to exist. This is how I experience myself.
Documentation from the exhibition / Przesieka, Poland, 2023.
Projection of photographs on polished steel ( 125 × 200 cm ).
The narrative in this work is constructed through the display of photographic images projected onto polished steel. The surface, measuring 120×200 cm and arranged in an arc, evoke the experience of viewing a landscape stretching broadly along the horizon. I intend to emphasize that the image represents something encompassing a wide field of vision.