ARCHIPELAGO
Through my long-term photographic project Archipelago (2004-2014), I address the tension between our inner and exterior realities and how we live with ourselves and others. Using friends or family as sitters, I draw inspiration from real life. I use my observations of them and their environment as raw material and add a theatrical dimension through my directorial approach. The resulting tableaus are a fusion of fiction and reality, exposing the social constructs that frame individuals, such as class, family and gender.
Archipelago is an exploration of interpersonal connections and disconnections and the dichotomy between the human longing for closeness and the need for individuality. The relationship between the people in the images defines itself through the setting, which conversely becomes a psychological extension of their characters. Using silence as a platform, these photographs operate as a collection of ‘islands,’ separated by the loneliness of each one and linked by the intimate bond of belonging to the same world.
