all my relations

"All My Relations" is a selfportrait series. 

I wanted to picture myself through the portraits of others.

 So I photographed some of my friends, family members, relatives and other people who were present or appeared in my life at that time 

(the year of 2014):

I asked each person to sit for a photo, not telling them the purpose of it and not revealing my concept.

I told them to close their eyes and relax, while I prepared my square format camera.

When I was ready, I told them to think about me and our relationship.

To think about us, what we have together.

And I captured their reaction and expression.

In that way, in these portraits, I am looking at them but also looking at myself.

I am looking at the image of me created by their feelings, thoughts and sensations reflected in their faces.

moonsetting

This is just one of the small episodes in my life that actually leave great marks. 

I have had the pleasure of watching the Moonset only couple of times in my life so far, but it was always magical....each time I was in a different phase of my life, yet realising so many things that could be described in words like vastness, emptiness, loneliness, heaviness, timelessness, hopelessness, cold, shivering, silence, no one, nothing, everything, you, now, nada en todo...and the fragility of it all. 

This is just a small story, small piece of it. But the question is: 

How can I share this? 

How can we share those existential meltdowns, that presence, with someone else? 

How can we share anything? 

How can I share it all?

 

 

 

all those liquid nights

I guess we all love warm summer nights when you can stay outside and be liquid all night long. 

Shooting under such circumstances is a real pleasure. Sometimes the shots are carefully constructed and timed, but mostly it's a matter of intuition, feeling and good luck. 

Being in the right place at the right time.

out of time

This Place ~ My Place

In February, I was a part of an international visual storytelling workshop with PanAut collective. 

I spent one week of shooting every night and discussing my project with my mentor, then one week of the workshop with everyone else, which was held at DOX, the centre for contemporary art in Prague. 

The result of the workshop is an exhibition, currently still on display at DOX, so you can go see it.

We also had public lectures and an unforgettable time together. 

And now, we've just put the results on tumbrl page, so check it out:

This Place ~ My Place ~ PanAut experience