Feeling the need for solitude and exploration, I embarked on a personal journey of peace and loneliness. A state often easy to avoid and ignore in our fast-paced, technology-filled modern life. Inspired by a novel, I chose a small mystical island in the Aegean Sea as my destination. This island, with its many rocks and few inhabitants, is a place where the wind never ceases and sheep roam at night like floating spirits. I went there to think and reflect, using photography as a medium for a conversation between myself and the island. Seeing a reflection of my internal state in plants battling the harsh rocky landscape. Photographing calm, awe-inspiring scenes that evoke transience, insignificance, and hope. Capturing the angst and shiver of solitude in eery moonlit landscapes and documenting the grounding and fleeting encounters with the people who call this landscape home. In its exhibition form, visitors are welcomed by the calm photographic prints on the outside of the installation and invited explore its inside where a photobook of the project is presented. Containing photographs from this journey in which I was searching for a love that couldn’t be found again.
